Manchester United legend Sir Bobby Charlton has declared that the club will finish above Manchester City in the Premier League next season.
The Citizens' 4-0 victory against Aston Villa on Wednesday night has left them needing just one point to reclaim the league crown from their city rivals.
Meanwhile, United are 20 points adrift of the leaders having suffered a disastrous season under former manager David Moyes.
"This year has been an tremendously interesting year," Charlton, who is now director of football at Old Trafford, is quoted as saying by BT Sport. "We have done our best, we have changed manager, and it has not worked. But next year I guarantee that we will be number one in Manchester.
"We will have to buy a couple of players, which will happen. I am looking forward a lot to next year because Manchester United is not renowned for being second.
"We like to be first and we will be first. We have the most fantastic organisation and that organisation when it works is unstoppable."
United round off their season with a trip to face Southampton.
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