Manchester United are also a very interesting team this season. "Inconsistent" might be a better word to tell their condition I guess. They can win against Chelsea at Old Trafford but at the same time they can lose to Bournemouth at the same place by even a huge score like 3-0.

The point difference with top 4 is 6 now. Finishing the season in top 4 will be crucial for Erik ten Hag. If the board don't see the team in the Champions League next season then I don't think Erik ten Hag would stay longer.
I'm talking like he will last until the end of the season of course. Who knows maybe he would get sacked earlier depending on results.
They really are inconsistent, I agree with you. They beat a tougher team but stumble on a smaller team according to your example. Their next competitor in the Premier League is going to be Liverpool by the way. It is going to be played at Anfield also. I see a really worrying scenario for Manchester United already.
I would like to remind you first about the last game between these teams here. Liverpool obliterated them by 7-0. What a game that was!
Manchester United were even in a condition that we could call better than this season. While Liverpool are this strong in home games (7W in 7 games) now I won't be expecting much from Manchester United to do.
About the Liverpool match I'm not expecting much from Manchester United either. I don't see much difference between the previous season and this one now.
Moreover Liverpool are performing much better this season because they had difficulties for a long time in the previous one. Now they are in a title race and taking on a Manchester United which are in trouble. Manchester United defending is quite poor I'm afraid. I don't think they can resist Liverpool much because of that. Nunez is still not good enough at finishing but I don't expect Liverpool to have big problems on scoring anyway.