I was looking at the top squad in the EPL and how many players they had that were 30 and over,
City 13 out of 26 players
Arsenal 7 out of 26 players
United 6 out of 26 players
Liverpool 3/4 out of 26 players
Chelsea 3 out of 26 players
Spurs 2 out of 26 players
Let's see how Chelsea does next season with CL football though. I don't think City were heavy favourites at all, everyone was amazed at the start of the season that this PL would be way too close to call. But they got the fav tag after their good start, can't be helped.
Imo the only true failure is Arsenal missing out on their 4th place trophy. Man Utd must win Europa or make top 4 to avoid failure. Liverpool, City and Tottenham also must finish top 4 to avoid failure.
Arsenal still have 3 games at hand compared to Pool are 9 points behind 3rd and depending on the City V United game things can change quickly. I was speaking to my friend ahead of the FA Cup and I said if there was thing you can't doubt Wenger and Arsenal that's the FA Cup and the same I'd say about 4th. I still think they'll nick it. United have tough games ahead and Liverpool fall against lower teams. They've been undefeated against the top teams collecting 20 out of 30 points, but struggled against the lower teams.