While we have sucked so far this season, if we won the game in hand (big IF on our current form), we would be ahead of Chelsea and Spurs, level with Arsenal, and a point behind Liverpool and City.
Outside of Arsenal who are consistently gritty and boring, no one else has it figured out.
And this season was always going to be about the last team standing with players getting covid / burnt out / injured as the season progresses. VVD unfortunately won't be the last big player injured.
Only City are guaranteed to finish in the top 4 at this point. United, Chelsea, Spurs, Arsenal, Leicester, Everton all can genuinely finish anywhere between 1 and 9 imo.