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Supporting Manchester United at the moment is "like having a tortoise as a pet," according to comedian, TV presenter and Red Devils fan Karl Pilkington.

Pilkington, who takes on BBC Sport's football expert Mark Lawrenson in predicting this week's Premier League fixtures, was a boyhood Manchester City fan but switched sides to United in the 1990s.

"A bit of me now wishes I could change again, because City are good, aren't they?" Pilkington explained.

"But you can't, can you? I realise that now as I get older - that it is about being loyal, isn't it?

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"Still, I feel like supporting United is like having a tortoise as a pet. I had a tortoise, and they are not entertaining to watch. You don't watch them, but you know you have got a bit of responsibility to show some interest.

"That is what I do with United. I keep an eye on them.

"I don't watch them every game because, at the minute, that is a waste of 90 minutes. I just look at the result and if they win it is a bonus, I have no expectations any more."

Pilkington, whose new show 'Sick of It' starts this week on Sky One, admits he has not been to Old Trafford for a while and says: "I don't go to games, I don't like crowds you see, and if people recognise that you are off the telly and they have had a few drinks, they start wanting to rub my head as if I am like some lucky charm that is going to turn the game around."

Premier League predictions - week 7 Result Lawro Karl SATURDAY West Ham v Man Utd 3-1 0-2 1-1 Arsenal v Watford 2-0 2-0 1-1 Everton v Fulham 3-0 2-0 1-0 Huddersfield v Tottenham 0-2 0-2 1-3 Man City v Brighton 2-0 3-0 4-1 Newcastle v Leicester 0-2 0-2 0-2 Wolves v Southampton 2-0 2-0 1-0 Chelsea v Liverpool 1-1 1-1 1-2 SUNDAY Cardiff v Burnley 1-2 1-1 1-3 MONDAY Bournemouth v Crystal Palace x-x 2-1 1-1

A correct result (picking a win, draw or defeat) is worth 10 points. The exact score earns 40 points.

LAWRO'S PREDICTIONS

All kick-offs 15:00 BST unless stated.

SATURDAY

West Ham 3-1 Man Utd

Lawro's prediction: 0-2

Karl's prediction: (sighs) It is going to be another draw isn't it? 1-1

Match report.

Arsenal 2-0 Watford

Lawro's prediction: 2-0

Karl's prediction: Watford are doing all right aren't they. I am going to play it safe and go for another 1-1.

Match report

Everton v Fulham

Lawro's prediction: 2-0

Karl's prediction: 1-0

Match report

Huddersfield 0-2 Tottenham

Lawro's prediction: 0-2

Karl's prediction: Tottenham will win that won't they? 1-3

Match report

Man City 2-0 Brighton

Lawro's prediction: 3-0

Karl's prediction: No doubt about it, another City win. It is just a case of how many numbers and how high shall we go? 4-1

Match report

Newcastle 0-2 Leicester

Lawro's prediction: 0-2

Karl's prediction: 0-2

Match report

Wolves 2-0 Southampton

Lawro's prediction: 2-0

Karl's prediction: 1-0

Match report

Chelsea 1-1 Liverpool

Lawro's prediction: 1-1

Karl's prediction: This is a good one. It is annoying to say it but I reckon Liverpool will do it. 1-2

Match report

SUNDAY

Cardiff 1-2 Burnley

Lawro's prediction: 1-1

Karl's prediction: Burnley got a good result against Bournemouth last week, so I'm going with them again. 1-3

Match report

MONDAY

Bournemouth v Crystal Palace (20:00 BST)

It will be interesting to see how Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe reacts to his side's defeat by Burnley, and whether he changes anything or just puts it down to a bad day after their strong start to the season.

Crystal Palace picked up a decent win at The Hawthorns against West Brom in the Carabao Cup on Tuesday but this is a much harder task for them.

Whenever they are at home, Bournemouth always seem to create a lot of chances, regardless of the opposition, so I am backing them here.

Lawro's prediction: 2-1

Karl's prediction: 1-1

How did Lawro do last week?

Lawro got four correct results, including two perfect scores, from 10 matches for a total of 100 points.

He beat Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill, who got five correct results, with one exact score, for a total of 80 points.

Total scores after week 6 Lawro 430 Guests 460

Lawro v Guests P6 W2 D1 L3

+/- DENOTE POSITION DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LAWRO'S TABLE AND ACTUAL POSITION POS TEAM P W D L PTS +/- =1 Man City 6 6 0 0 18 +1 =1 Man Utd 6 6 0 0 18 +6 3 Chelsea 6 4 1 1 13 0 4 Liverpool 6 3 3 0 12 -3 5 Crystal Palace 6 3 1 2 10 +6 =6 Arsenal 6 3 0 3 9 0 =6 Everton 6 3 0 3 9 +6 =6 Tottenham 6 2 3 1 9 -1 =9 Burnley 6 2 2 2 8 +7 =9 Leicester 6 2 2 2 8 0 =11 Bournemouth 6 1 4 1 7 -3 =11 Fulham 6 2 1 3 7 +4 =11 Southampton 6 2 1 3 7 +3 =11 West Ham 6 2 1 3 7 +6 =15 Newcastle 6 1 3 2 6 +3 =15 Watford 6 2 0 4 6 -11 17 Brighton 6 1 2 3 5 -4 =18 Cardiff 6 0 3 3 3 +1 =18 Wolves 6 1 0 5 3 -8 20 Huddersfield 6 0 1 5 1 0

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