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| Paul Merson reveals his top four predictions |
PAUL MERSON is tipping Tottenham and Chelsea to beat Manchester United and Liverpool to a top four spot this season.
Spurs are unbeaten in the Premier League since their opening day defeat to United, and Merson believes boss Mauricio Pochettino can continue their impressive form.
The former Arsenal midfielder is also confident Jose Mourinho can turn Chelsea's season around following an improved display in the weekend's 1-0 defeat to Stoke.
The reigning champions currently languish 16th in the standings after losing seven of their opening 12 league matches.
And Merson is backing the London clubs to pip United to a top four spot come the end of the season and has seemingly dismissed Liverpool's chance.
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"I know a lot of people are going to be surprised with this one, but I'm going with Tottenham [to finish third]," Merson told Sky Sports.
"I've been very impressed with them and they've completely changed my opinion.
"They've got a great young squad and a very, very good manager in Mauricio Pochettino. The key for them is their best players need to stay fit.
"People have got to start respecting Tottenham and I definitely think they'll finish above Manchester United.
"It's a head-or-tails one here for me. If Chelsea play like they did against Stoke, they'll win a lot of football matches.
"I know that sounds silly as they lost but their performance was so much better. Meanwhile, Manchester United never looked like scoring against West Brom until Jesse Lingard got them out of trouble with a stunner.
"You've got to go out to win football matches and they go out not to lose them. Chelsea have a lot of points to make up but I can see them going on a run while United are capable of drawing too many games.
"There's still a long time for Chelsea to make up that gap and, while it's a hard, hard one to call, I fancy Chelsea to just edge it."
Merson's top four prediction: 1. Manchester City, 2. Arsenal, 3. Tottenham, 4. Chelsea
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