Manchester United to miss out on top four in Premier League - statistical experts

Solskjaer's United will finish fifth and Liverpool's winning margin will be massive, according to Opta

Liverpool's Sadio Mane celebrates scoring their second goal in the 2-1 win over Bournemouth, one of the last round of Premier League games at the beginning of March. To see the other matches that weekend, swipe the picture. Reuters

Leicester City beat Aston Villa 4-0 on March 9 in the last Premier League game to take place. Jamie Vardy celebrates after scoring the third goal. EPA

Arsenal's Alexandre Lacazette scored the only goal against West Ham. Reuters

Brighton's Lewis Dunk (left) battles for the ball against Wolves during the 0-0 draw at Molineux. PA

Pedro of Chelsea celebrates after scoring his team's second goal in the 4-0 win over Everton. Getty

Anthony Martial scored the first in Manchester United's 2-0 win over rivals Manchester City. EPA

Crystal Palace's Jordan Ayew scores the goal in the 1-0 win against Watford. Reuters.

Sheffield United's Billy Sharp strikes in the 1-0 win over Norwich. Reuters

Newcastle United's Allan Saint-Maximin celebrates scoring their goal in a 1-0 win a Southampton. Reuters

Tottenham's Dele Alli scores their goal from the penalty spot in the 1-1 draw at Burnley. Reuters

Liverpool are on track to win the Premier League by a huge 21 points - with Manchester United missing out on the Champions League, according to statistical experts.

Current champions Manchester City will be runners-up, 13 points clear of third-placed Leicester City, while Chelsea will claim the final Champions League spot.

That's the prediction of number crunching analysers at Opta, who have worked out how the rest of the season could unfold if it ever resumes amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Opta have predicted every club's results for the remaining games for the season, using attacking and defensive qualities over the last four years with extra weight given to their most recent results.

Liverpool, who are 25 points clear of Manchester City with nine games to play, are predicted to finish as champions with 101 points.

According to Opta, who have simulated the outcome of the season 10,000 times in order to estimate the likelihood of each team finishing in each league position, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's Manchester United will finish two points off the top four.

Manchester City are predicted to collect the most points - 23 - from their remaining ten fixtures, which includes facing Liverpool at the Etihad.

Jose Mourinho's Tottenham are forecast to gather another 13 points from nine games, elevating them to sixth spot and a place in the Europa League.

Down at the bottom, Watford escape relegation on goal difference.

As a result, Bournemouth will be relegated with Norwich and Aston Villa.