English Premier League 2016: Manchester United have been the biggest talking point despite not featuring in the top five!

There is a three-way tie at the top of the English Premier League (EPL) 2016 table and yet Manchester United have been the biggest talking point

Published: October 24, 2016 11:12 AM IST

By India.com Sports Desk

English Premier League 2016: Manchester United have been the biggest talking point despite not featuring in the top five!

The English Premier League is once again warming up in terms of the quirky talking points. And it is little surprise that one of them has been the non-performance of Manchester United who are in the seventh position after all teams have played nine matches each. It is fair to say that one way or the other, few have talked about the three-way tie at the top with as much affirmation as they have been talking about United. Tells you that it is not always predictable here.

So there you see that EPL fans will have mixed reactions to that one. They will be pleased to know that while some big runs are sitting pretty, others have some work to do. And that makes for an exciting season. We also know that with so much of football remaining in the season, there is plenty of scope for surprises.

But we can think of the top four spots really opening up once another five games each are played. Of course there are no guarantees and anything can happen. But it is fair to say that at this point and time, it is a bit difficult to make any sweeping predictions. (Arsene Wenger anniversary underlines slipping standards)

One has to say that such has been the excitement of the EPL thus far that anything is really possible. Think of what happened in the last season. The moment was finally here. Underdogs Leicester City were crowned 2015-16 English Premier League champions. (Complete Timetable, Fixture, TV Listings, Dates,Venues & timings of Indian Super League)

This after Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea played out a draw to see Leicester fans have their moment. Leicester up and until that point also had an outstanding record in the season, having played 36 games. They had 22 wins, 11 draws and 3 losses against their name.

This was the first time in 132 years that the club had won the EPL title. They had also broken the stranglehold of Manchester United, Manchester City, Chelsea and Arsenal. This because over the past 20 seasons, the EPL champions were one of these big 4 clubs.

Leicester’s big triumph was already being talked about as possibly the greatest Cinderella Story in sport before they acquired the title. Remember, the odds of the club winning the title stood at 5,000-1. The club had also qualified for the Champions League group stage.

Leicester were almost relegated the season before last season and came from behind like no tomorrow for the win last season. The moment was being also looked as one of the most emotional in all sports.

Of course these stories are normally far and few in between but the fact that we have such stories tells you that EPL can be a level playing field. This may or may not hold true this season but who can stop from dreaming if you are not a big club. A way was shown last year and now it seems that anything is possible. For now, the season is hotting up and watch out these pages as the pace is set on the EPL table.

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