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Published 13:40 10 Nov 2021 GMT
Updated 14:03 10 Nov 2021 GMT
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According to the table, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side should actually be 11th and languishing in the bottom half of the table, eight points clear of safety with Watford in 18th place.
United aren't the only other ones who are punching above their weight in real life, with Antonio Conte's Tottenham Hotspur fortunate to be where they are in the table as well.
Like United, Tottenham are also five places better off in the actual Premier League table in ninth than in the xG table which has them in 14th.
Meanwhile looking at the top of the table, it's glaringly obvious to see Brentford have been the unluckiest team in the league.
The newcomers have impressed with their displays but some of those haven't reflected in the full-time score.
If we're going by xG, translated into expected points, Thomas Frank's side should actually be in European contention, sitting just a point behind West Ham United in fifth place - a massive nine places higher than where they actually are. Instead they sit in 14th on 12 points, just four above the relegation zone.
Pep Guardiola's Manchester City would also be runaway leaders in the league according to xG, which shows that they should be eight points better off where they are at now.
At the bottom of the table, nobody should be surprised to see that Norwich and Newcastle's real life league positions are mirrored, with Norwich slightly fortunate to have got five points, and Newcastle unlucky not to be on six.
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