I'll throw my hat into the ring...
Liverpool won't win. They were unlucky last year, but this summer they seem to have bought about a million new players and finding a settled team amongst that lot will be difficult. It's that problem of trying to keep a lot of people happy and I think they'll struggle which will be a shame after the season they had last year. I think they were the best team in the league. City might have the same problem despite buying less. I can't see either winning.
Arsenal are looking better but it might be a year too soon. Assuming it all clicks with Chelsea then the title could be theirs.
I think Man Utd would have done much better last season if they hadn't had injuries at various points to Vidic, Ferdinand, Evra, Evans, Jones, Fellaini, Carrick, Nani, Rooney and RVP (off the top of my head) - so this season if they stay injury free then they'll be contenders again. A couple of good young signings will strengthen them and fill in a couple of gaps left by aging players. Plus it looks like we've got Rojo so our defence is starting to look good. We've won every pre-season game - LA Galaxy, Roma, Inter Milan, Real Madrid, Liverpool, Valencia - and that's no mean feat! I know it's pre-season but it'll fill the side with confidence. The other thing to remember is that just about the whole Utd team have won major leagues before - and most of them have won the PL, so they have the experience. The youngsters we've got coming through have looked red hot too so that's quite exciting.
Therefore:
Man Utd
Chelsea
Arsenal
Man City
Liverpool or Everton - gonna be tight.
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Interestingly, should United qualify in 14/15 they'll have lost their 2009 pot win and gained a non-qualification so their seeding will plummet.