Liverpool's ups and downs were felt, many times they played better but also played badly at the same time, putting them in the top 4. They can still build this team with the remaining matches in the Premier League. The second round of this season hasn't started yet, they can take advantage of the second half to break their position in the standings table to be able to win at least 1 ticket to the Champs League, the next young pawn.
Liverpool still haven't found their best form, inconsistent performances have made it difficult for Liverpool to reach the top four positions. After going through several matches with bad games, Liverpool needed to overhaul tactics and strategy in the second half of this season.
The Premier League this season is very competitive, Liverpool must pass the challenge to get a ticket to the Champions League. Newcastle has positioned itself as one of the teams making it difficult for Liverpool to get into the top four, Manchester United are also trying to overtake Tottenham.
The season is still long, Liverpool's opportunity is still very wide. Only consistency can lead Liverpool to the top four, Klopp will try so that they can appear in the Champions League next season.
United is not a shocked, they were terrible last year as well and they are doing even better this year so it's not really a shock. And they are "missing" Ronaldo as well, so it's even magical to see them as high as they are currently. On the other hand Liverpool had to part ways with Mane, he wanted to leave so there was nothing they could do to stop him, and the players they got instead of him, and the system they are playing with is not working perfectly so far, I feel like it's going to take a while to establish it all over again.
The arrival of Ten Hag has given new hope to Manchester United, at first his performance was very bad, even Manchester United had fallen to the bottom of the standings. Now Manchester United has found the right strategy, its position in the standings is also getting better. One of Ten Hag's targets this season is to finish in fourth place.
The feud with Ronaldo will not affect Manchester United's appearance, Ronaldo's career will soon end at Manchester United and the club will soon be looking for a younger replacement than Ronaldo to replace his position.