Well, I follow ManU in the EPL, which makes me feel kind of bad in some ways, but when I was a teenager, they were playing in the first true soccer game I ever watched, and from then on, I've been following them. I think they've got all the pieces this year to win again, (they haven't lost anybody from last year-Rooney notwithstanding), and I like the way Zaha has been playing. I wish they could have picked up Fabregas. With him, I think they are a lock for a top-2, but I think you're right that they are probably going to finish 2 or 3 behind Chelsea and/or ManCity.
I haven't really found another team to root for, it's usually like Duke and UNC basketball, in which case I always root for Duke (ManU), and always root against UNC (Chelsea/ManCity). I used to like Spurs with Dempsey and I still have a little bit of a feeling for Tim and Everton, but otherwise, I'm mostly meh outside of ManU. I do hope that Jozy does well at Sunderland. Maybe that's a middle-of-the-pack team I can get behind.