If we are thinking realistically considering the current performances then my ranking would be like:
- Manchester City
- Arsenal
- Liverpool
- Brighton
- Tottenham Hotspur
- Aston Villa
- Chelsea
- Newcastle United
- Manchester United
I would love to put Arsenal ahead of Manchester City but there is still an obvious gap unfortunately. Otherwise I already want Arsenal to win the league title finally.
Liverpool look solid but they have a new manager so I need to watch them more. I can trust Arteta more than Arne Slot now.
The reason why I put Chelsea ahead of Newcastle is that I believe they have a bigger potential. I put Manchester United to the last position because they are playing horrible.
Arsenal have started on a good note, two wins in three games and a controversial draw against Brighton. Looking at the current strength and squad depth of Arsenal you can tell that they are in better shape this season to survive the many games and tough fixtures to come. Manchester City are looking good too. I won’t rate Newcastle to finish above Manchester United because they are not a consistent side and Manchester United have a habit of picking up their pace towards the end of the season.
I think for this season Arsenal position will not be different from what happened last season and even with the number of their players injured at the moment it seems like second place will also be difficult for them to achieve, Liverpool and Newcastle in my opinion are more likely to occupy positions 2 and 3 considering their performance they have been very consistent so far, while Brighton and Aston Villa look like one of the two clubs will fail to make it into the top 5, because there is no guarantee that they can continue to maintain their performance this season, especially since Aston Villa will be faced with a busy schedule with playing in champions league so clearly it will affect their consistency in the future, while the battle for the top 4 positions I think will happen between tottenham, arsenal and chelsea, most likely one of them will get it at the end of the season, if you are still include Manchester United in the team list which will end the season in European competition, I personally doubt that at this time Manchester United will be worthy of getting a place evenin the European zone in end season later.