I'm counting on Red Devils to save my sanity

I'M finding it hard to get my head around it.

Maybe it's because the party season is now in full throw but I had to ask Mrs B to pinch me last night to see if I had been dreaming.

Are West Ham really third in the Premier League?

She declined and told me to get my act together and I can only put out a similar request to those members of the 'greatest league in the world' (Sky's words, not mine) who need to pull their finger out.

Tottenham, Arsenal, Liverpool. They're nothing but a complete shambles.

At least we can rely on Manchester United. Louis van Gaal appears to have discovered a gap in the market as other teams roll over to allow them to swan into a place of contention.

They go to Southampton on Monday having claimed four wins on the bounce and I fancy them for a fifth.

Soton struggled against Manchester City last week, had no answer to the champions even when City had been reduced to ten men and I see a similar scenario to that game tonight.

It would be enough to push United up to third and give us a familiar picture at the head of affairs.

Then we can all sleep soundly in our beds.