Phil Thompson

Who will finish fifth and why?

The Champions League spots are so difficult to call. If you look at anybody in decent form, you have to say Wolves and Sheffield United. What about the ‘big six’ people will say? Do they have enough or are they playing well enough to get into it? The likes of Chelsea, Tottenham and Arsenal. If Arsenal win their game in hand they move onto 40 points, so it is very much up in the air.

The Financial Fair Play problem with Man City is still lurking, which could have a part to play. There are so many complicated issues surrounding this, you could have seven to eight teams looking for two or three Champions League spots.

Are Wolves now a genuine Champions League contender, up there with Spurs, Man Utd, Chelsea?

Yes and at the minute, you would go for Wolves to qualify. They are looking for that fourth spot, but Leicester are also having a wobble, they looked home and dry for a Champions League spot but are struggling at the minute, so I think it will be an intriguing run-in for the Premier League. Liverpool will win the title, City will finish second, but if Leicester do not get out of this rut there could be two spots up for grabs.

Would Nuno be tempted by a job at Man Utd or Spurs if things go wrong with Ole or Jose?

Whether it is to replace Ole Gunnar Solskjaer or Jose Mourinho or not, there could be a lot of big teams in Europe after Nuno Espirito Santo, and I mean elite teams. Wolves fans will not be happy with that scenario, but they do have to realise that they have someone special on their hands.

I would imagine that Nuno is ambitious, and I think he could be at a top team in European football sometime soon. I would not advocate him going to Tottenham or Man Utd, but there will be a lot of people taking notice of Nuno.

Is Chris Wilder the manager of the season?

What Chris Wilder has done to keep Sheffield United in with a realistic chance of European football has been sensational. Chris Wilder has them playing the same way, whether it is against the mid-table teams or not. The mid-table teams turn up against the bigger sides, but Wilder has his team performing against each and every team in the Premier League, and that is where you accumulate all of your points. His man-management has been absolutely terrific.

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