We know that Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur are the so-called ‘Top 6’ of the Premier League, but do their seasonal performances justify that accolade (after all, Tottenham have never won the EPL – unlike Leicester City and Blackburn Rovers)?
Well, they say the table never lies, so we created an all time Premier League mega table to see how the above clubs fared. It seems that the Top 6 have really earned that label – and here’s how they rank:
6. Manchester City (1,629 pts)
For the second year in a row, Manchester City managed to play their way to the top, winning the league (and defeating United twice along the way). Yet even clinching their sixth title only just saw them pip Everton to sixth spot in the all-time table. It is worth pointing out that City are the only team in the Top 6 to have been relegated from the EPL, so their points have come from only 962 games rather than 1152. City may have lost several top class players to Premier League rivals, but their squad of superstars has been boosted further by the arrival of Erling Haaland from Borussia Dortmund and Kalvin Phillips from Leeds.
5. Tottenham Hotspur (1,787 pts)
Spurs pipped Arsenal to a Champions League place last season, a marked improvement from the previous season, but too many losses kept them out of the top three. With the arrival of Richarlison and Perisic, Spurs fans will be hopeful that next season will be even better. Who knows, it might even land them an elusive trophy.
4. Liverpool (2,109 pts)
Liverpool stood alongside Manchester City as the best team of 2021/22, and though they only have that sole 2019/20 title to their name, the Reds have rarely fallen out of the top five in the League. Consequently, they are breathing down Chelsea’s neck for an all-time top three placement. The loss of Sadio Mane to Bayern Munich has been somewhat offset by the capture of Darwin Nunez from Benfica.
3. Chelsea (2,138 pts)
Holding the all-time bronze (and also finishing third in 2022) are the Blues. Chelsea played beautifully in many of their 38 games but too many dropped points left them well off the pace. They are chasing Arsenal down for best ever Premier League team from London though. The arrival of Raheem Sterling from Manchester City will give Thomas Tuchel a much-needed boost up front in 2022/23.
2. Arsenal (2,141 pts)
Having won three premier league titles (albeit their last nearly 20 years ago), Arsenal remain one of the best ever Premier League teams. Finishing fifth behind Spurs last season will have hurt though. Perhaps the acquisition of Gabriel Jesus and Oleksandr Zinchenko from City will help improve their fortunes for 2022/23.
1. Manchester United (2,366 pts)
Despite a terrible 2021/22 season by their standards, Manchester United are still some way ahead as the best team in Premier League history. With Erik ten Hag thought to have a sizeable summer transfer budget, and talisman Cristiano Ronaldo looking likely to stay, the Red Devils will be looking to put last season behind them, and perhaps win their first Premier League trophy in 10 years.
As always, betting sites from every region will be covering the Top 6 in 2022/23, and www.novibet.ie is one of the most popular.
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