Man Utd would be joint-top of EPL with Liverpool if games ended at half time

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Manchester United sit second of the table, level on points with Liverpool and ahead of champions Manchester City.

It sounds idyllic compared to the current predicament Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is in - and it would be the reality if matches ended at half-time.

That's right, if all 100 of this season's Premier League matches were cut in half with the score taken at the break, United would be challenging for the title.



In the first half, the Red Devils have scored eight goals and conceded just twice and would have 22 points from ten games.

But the actual table tells a far different story.

Manchester United sit seventh with three wins, four draws and three defeats.

They have scored 13 goals, conceded ten and have a total of just 13 points instead, 15 adrift of leaders Liverpool.

Liverpool remain top but withq 22 points, six fewer than what they actually have while Manchester City slip one place to third.



There are big boosts for the likes of Tottenham, Everton, Brighton and Newcastle, again demonstrating they are better in the first half.

On the other hand, Leicester slip four spots, Wolves six and Arsenal and Sheffield United seven when the second half is ignored, proving they are either struggling with slow starts or improve later on in games.



Finally, it is Crystal Palace that drop the furthest in the first-half Premier League table, falling from sixth to 16th.