Rio Ferdinand expects a significant improvement from Manchester United this season, but cannot see them crashing the top four just yet.

The battle for European places should be fierce this season, as the Red Devils and Tottenham both look to bounce back from their bottom half finishes last campaign and challenge towards the top of the table again.

Picking a top eight is going to be fearsomely tricky, although a lot of onlookers seem to be comfortable with picking this season’s champions.

Liverpool were dominant in the Premier League last season and with summer signings including Florian Wirtz, Hugo Ekitike, Jeremie Frimpong and Milos Kerkez, the Reds are hot favourites to defend their title.

Ferdinand expects the Premier League trophy to remain at Anfield and the top four to stay as it

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