Paul Scholes drops prediction on where Man Utd will finish in the 2024/25 Premier League

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Manchester United kick-off the Premier League season next Friday against Fulham.

It is a massive campaign for Erik ten Hag and his possible future at Manchester United after last season which was a disappointing eighth-placed finish.

An FA Cup triumph sort of papered over any cracks which had formed throughout the season and since then Ineos have backed the manager with a contract extension.

But he now needs to show he is the man for the job and bring United at least into the conversation of a title race and Champions League football again.

Now, Paul Scholes has dropped his prediction for where the Red Devils will finish during the 2024/25 season.

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Where Paul Scholes thinks Manchester United will finish next season

As we sit just over a week away from the Premier League campaign being kicked off against Fulham, speculation is starting over where Ten Hag’s Red Devils could finish.

Scholes has joined in with his own prediction for the campaign in which he has admitted that he thinks there is a limit to how high United can finish this season.

Speaking on The Overlap during the fan debate, Scholes had his say on the situation.

“I think the very best they can do is fourth. They’ve got to improve on 8th haven’t they.”

Scholes is spot on in that – simply put – the only way is up for United, otherwise, Ten Hag’s third season in charge could end much sooner than he would want.

He follows Roy Keane in making a prediction for this upcoming season, while Paul Merson has also made a prediction.

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United can finish even higher than Scholes predicts

For United, last season must be forgotten about immediately and written off as an anomaly ahead of this season which promises to be so much better.

Signs in pre-season – despite the results – have been positive with far better defensive and offensive structure.

The players look sharp and raring to go, while the FA Cup win is likely to have inspired the team ahead of this campaign which promises to be much better.

Work still needs to be done in the transfer market to solve some problem positions, but as things stand we think a top-four finish should be the target at least, as opposed to being seen as a lofty ambition.