Honestly I don't like their game generally so far. They get good results in one or two matches and after that they return to where they began. That Crystal Palace game for example. So it would be healthier to see how they will perform in the Europa League first before being confident of them. For now I don't see them as the 2nd biggest contender unlike bookmakers do. But I would love to see them surprising me.
You may as well not compare the Europa League competition with the league games, they’re totally different and if a team performs poorly in the league games that doesn’t mean they’ll do the same when playing in the Europa League also. These are just possibilities but anything can happen if they wish to show a better performance in the Europa league game which indeed requires extra effort than they put in the league games. The new format has already been an eye opener for all the teams involved, so they’ll definitely be at their best if they really want to finish on top of the high table standings by the end of round one. This competition this season is not for the weak team but the resilience teams.