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We asked how you are feeling going into the final game of the 2023-24 season, whether Erik ten Hag should be shown the door and what Manchester United's plans should be for this summer.

Here are some of your thoughts:

Moeed: This season has been more humbling than anything. Coming into it, we all thought we would perform better than last season, which was obviously not the case. Apart from the injuries, there should be no other excuses for the shambolic season we have had. I think we need a summer revamp of the squad.

James: Rubbish season, terrible management and coaching. Erik ten Hag shoud have been sacked after the Champions League fiasco. We need a total clearout of the players. I think the last nail in coffin will be if we lose the FA Cup final.

Edward: Ten Hag has brought trouble on himself by his strange team selections. The repeated picking of Antony when Diallo was there is mystifying. He has taken people off and replaced them with no-hopers. His record of buying dud players is further proof of his sad judgement. There are better managers out there and he should be sacked.

Jamie: I would be ashamed of the club if we sacked Ten Hag. We have been on the manager merry-go-round for too long now and we need some stability. Everyone is overlooking the awful injury list we have had this year. If we get the right players in this summer, we will see an improved side - if everyone can stay fit.

Dunk: We need to see what happens next season in order to fully understand what happened during this campaign. It seems likely that the summer transfer window will shed a bit of light on things too. The team was purring along quite nicely at one point, but a perfect storm of injuries and uncertainty really put a stop to our chances in the league.

We asked how you are feeling going into the final game of the 2023-24 season, whether or not there is a chance Manchester City will miss out on a fourth consecutive league title, and what is next for manager Pep Guardiola.

Here are some of your thoughts:

Warren: There is always a chance that we won't make it - you only have to think back to the swing of emotions endured in both 2012 and 2022 to understand what can happen. I'm nervously optimistic, but I'm taking nothing for granted.

Chris: We have seen everything happen in football, so there is a one in 10 chance that City might give Arsenal hope. An amazing achievement to win four titles in a row, however the charges are starting to weigh down on the achievements of an amazing team and coach. That’s not fair on them or the supporters. Seven more years please Pep, and then seven more!

Jonny: Since Pep came to the club, he has encouraged players and fans alike to trust in his style and believe in the system. He is a master tactician and he has reinvented this team with personnel, but the core belief among our players is infectious and has created the monster mentality that has brought us success. City are a primed winning machine that is hungry for more!

David: It's not been our best season. We dropped points we shouldn't have - Crystal Palace and Tottenham at home being two examples - so normally we would have won the league by more. But that being said, we have had long spells without De Bruyne and Haaland, but the other boys deserve great credit - Foden, Rodri, Ake and Silva especially.

Chris Sutton is making predictions for every Premier League game this season against a variety of guests.

For this weekend’s final games of the season, he takes on Gladiators star Legend.

Sutton's prediction: 5-0

My son James thinks West Ham are going to win at Etihad Stadium but he's wrong. The same goes for Legend's prediction, and I can see why he doesn't win many on Gladiators.

Four of City's seven Premier League triumphs have gone down to the final day, and they went at least one goal down in three of them.

This one will be different, because I don't just think City will win, I am expecting them to wrap it up early and seal a record fourth Premier League title in a row without any last-day drama.

Like most people, I am sick of them winning but you have to admire them because they are an absolute machine.

The way they put their foot down, even on Tuesday night when Tottenham pushed them, is so impressive. They are a brilliant all-round team who have players who can come off the bench and impact the game, and their manager is a genius.

This season I have been particularly impressed with the physicality which has got them through the campaign. Also, there we were thinking Erling Haaland has not been very good, but he is going to walk away with another Golden Boot.

Well played to them, again. I just feel a bit sorry for West Ham boss David Moyes because this is his final game in charge and it could not be any more difficult.

Legend's prediction: 0-0

I've been trying to scrape around for any reason to be optimistic here but even if West Ham are winning and it goes into stoppage time, you just know City will turn it around. To be honest, though, I am struggling to envisage a scenario where West Ham even score a goal, let alone beat them.

The only hope is that it stays goalless, we go ahead, and everyone there starts to get nervous. I would be amazed if it is any other outcome other than a City win, but I need West Ham to do something, and somehow hold on so we win the league on goal difference.

Read all of Sutton's predictions for the final day of the season here

Chris Sutton is making predictions for every Premier League game this season against a variety of guests.

For this weekend’s final games of the season, he takes on Gladiators star Legend.

Sutton's prediction: 2-1

I've been talking for a while now about how the season has fizzled out for Brighton and Roberto de Zerbi, and their poor form continued against Chelsea on Wednesday.

The Seagulls can still secure a top-10 finish with a win here though, and things cannot be too bad if that counts as a disappointing campaign for them.

Fair play to Manchester United for getting over the line against Newcastle United on Wednesday, but they are still only in eighth place. If they finish there, it will be a pretty accurate reflection of their season.

Legend's prediction: 1-2

It is between Chelsea, Newcastle United and Manchester United for sixth and seventh place - and the final European slots.

I am so torn there because I actively dislike all three of those teams. With United that feeling is just inherent but, weirdly, out of those three teams I would rather they got into Europe.

They are going to concede goals but they do still look dangerous going forward, and Brighton are struggling.

Read all of Sutton’s predictions for the final day of the season here

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If you haven't done so already, you have until 10:00 BST on Wednesday, 22 May to cast your vote for Manchester City's player of the season from our shortlist.

The candidates have been chosen by fan writer Steven McInerney from Esteemed Kompany, external.

Find out the reasons behind his selections and make your choice here

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Manchester City are too "relentless" to slip up in the title race on the final day, says former Premier League forward Clinton Morrison.

The holders returned to the top of the table by winning their game in hand at Tottenham on Tuesday.

They take a two-point lead over Arsenal into their final game at home against West Ham on Sunday and know three points will secure an unprecedented fourth consecutive English top-flight title.

Speaking on BBC Radio 5 Live's Friday Football Social, Morrison said: "There is always a chance [of an upset]. Do I think it will happen? No. I think Manchester City are relentless. This team knows how to win football matches and titles and they just do it.

"They don’t panic when they go a goal behind - they still play their football and build it up.

"There will be twists and turns because there always is on the last day, but City will win it. They will be too strong for West Ham."

Former Hammers midfielder Nigel Reo-Coker feels there is "no chance of West Ham doing anything".

He added: "What do West Ham have to play for? "What is at stake for Manchester City is history. The first team to win four consecutive top flight titles.

"Pep Guardiola is very aware of what it is. I have given him so many compliments because I admire what he does.

"To be in that dressing room, with all those players and big egos, and still keep them hungry to compete at the level they have this season is something to admire."

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If you haven't done so already, you have until 10:00 BST on Wednesday, 22 May to cast your vote for Manchester United's player of the season from our shortlist.

The candidates have been chosen by fan writer Dale O'Donnell from Stretty News, external.

Find out the reasons behind his selections and make your choice here

With first-choice goalkeeper Ederson out for the rest of the season with a fractured eye socket, Stefan Ortetga will step up for Manchester City's final Premier League game of the season and the FA Cup final against Manchester United.

Former City midfielder Michael Brown joins The Football News Show to outline the German's strengths and why his team-mates describe him as a "joke" in training.

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Manchester City's Phil Foden has said he is "extremely proud" after winning the Premier League player of the season award for 2023-24.

The midfielder headed an eight-player shortlist including City team-mate Erling Haaland, Arsenal duo Martin Odegaard and Declan Rice, Newcastle United striker Alexander Isak, Chelsea playmaker Cole Palmer, Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk and Aston Villa forward Ollie Watkins.

Foden has scored 17 goals and contributed eight assists in the league so far this season, with Pep Guardiola's side looking to wrap up their fourth straight title when they host West Ham on Sunday.

"The Premier League is acknowledged as the greatest league in the world, and it is a pleasure to have been nominated with so many other great players who have all enjoyed special seasons for their clubs," said 23-year-old Foden.

"Overall, I've been very happy with the way I have played this season and really pleased that I have been able to contribute with the goals and assists throughout the season.

"To win this award is an achievement I am extremely proud of."

City players have now claimed the accolade five years in a row, with Foden joining Ruben Dias, Haaland and two-time winner Kevin de Bruyne in winning the award.

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Former Manchester City and Arsenal defender Gael Clichy says both sides must "respect" their matches on the final day of the Premier League season, with the title still able to go to either side.

City are ahead of the Gunners by two points before they play West Ham on Sunday, meaning Mikel Arteta's side must win against Everton to have any chance of being crowned champions.

Clichy, who was a member of Arsenal's 'Invincibles', also won two Premier League titles with City and believes the Gunners will have a tougher test on the 2023-24 finale.

"The bar is so high that you can't expect a team of Arsenal and City's calibre to go and drop points," he said, on the latest Planet Premier League podcast.

"We are talking about the most competitive league in football and City are playing West Ham at home and they haven't got much to play for.

"But there is history behind that. There is a history that you can fail if you don't perform and don't respect the game.

"I would like to say it will be a little bit more difficult for Arsenal because Everton, with everything they have faced with the deduction and the performances they have done, what they have achieved is magnificent. They will want to go there and prove a point.

"Those points are not a given to any of the teams, but the fact they have been playing so well, you cannot think they will be dropping points at this stage of the season."

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Manchester United may have to give midfielder Bruno Fernandes a pay rise from his current £230,000-a-week contract if they want to keep their captain. (Star), external

United will turn down any offers that arrive this summer for Fernandes as they see the 29-year-old as untouchable. (Caught Offside), external

The Old Trafford club are willing to pay £55m for 21-year-old English defender Jarrad Branthwaite, but Everton want £80m. (Givemesport), external

Meanwhile, United have been offered the opportunity to appoint long-term target Massimiliano Allegri as manager after the Italian was sacked by Juventus. (Express), external

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