Wayne Rooney predicts Man Utd's ranking in the new season

(Dan Tri) - Former Man Utd striker Wayne Rooney has made a prediction about the Old Trafford team's ranking when the 2025-26 Premier League is about to start.

"Yes, as I said, I still think Man Utd need one or two more signings.

"I can see what Amorim is doing and things are getting better for this team. I think they will be in the top five," Wayne Rooney said on BBC's Match of the Day ahead of the Premier League opener between Man Utd and Arsenal on August 17.

Wayne Rooney believes Man Utd still need a few more quality contracts to compete for the top 4 of the Premier League in the 2025-2026 season (Photo: Getty).

According to the former England striker, the top 4 of the upcoming season are still familiar names, with Liverpool likely to successfully defend their title, second place still belonging to Arsenal, and Man City and Chelsea sharing third and fourth places respectively.

Notably, Wayne Rooney believes Man Utd will finish in 5th place and this will be a breakthrough in the rankings for coach Ruben Amorim and his team when they finished in a shameful 15th place last season.

In addition to the final rankings, Rooney also made a series of predictions about outstanding individuals. He believes that Liverpool's Jeremie Frimpong will be the best contract of the season. Meanwhile, Mohamed Salah will successfully defend the Golden Boot title.

Another Kop player, Rio Ngumoha, is expected by Rooney to be the “breakout star of the year”. As for the new recruits, he believes Leeds United will be the highest ranked team of the newly promoted trio (alongside Bunrley and Sunderland).

Man Utd held Arsenal to a draw in March (Photo: Getty).

Meanwhile, former Man Utd star Rio Ferdinand also predicted the result of the opening match between the "Red Devils" and Arsenal this weekend. "I predict a draw, I think the final score will be 1-1," Rio Ferdinand expressed.

However, Gary Neville disagreed with Rio Ferdinand when he said that Arsenal would win at Old Trafford. "I think the result will be 2-1 in favor of Arsenal," Gary Neville affirmed.

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