Man United are currently fighting to qualify for the UEFA Champions League next season, but are 11 points behind the fourth-place.
However, a change in the competition’s structure next season means that UEFA will allow the countries taking up the top-two places in their coefficient rankings will get extra spots in the competition.
As per the the Daily Mail, those two places are currently accompanied by England and Italy. This means an extra Premier League club apart from the top-4 can qualify for the competition this season.
In fact, Man United actually have a chance of being able to qualify for the Champions League next season even if they finish the 2023/24 PL campaign on sixth place.
But here’s where things get tricky. For that to happen, a lot of complicated things must go the Red Devils way' from now until the end of the season.
In fact, it’s West Ham United who can actually help the Red Devils qualify for the Champions League next season despite a sixth-place finish.
That can only happen if David Moyes’ side manages to finish in fifth place and also manage to win the UEFA Europa League title as well. If that happens, then six English teams can potentially play in the Champions League next season.
But the possibility of this actually happening is grim. For one, West Ham are currently in seventh place – 12 points behind the fifth place and one point lower than the Red Devils. For them to finish fifth, they’d have to jump over Man United and one of Aston Villa/Tottenham Hotspur would need to have a spectacular meltdown and drop to seventh place.
On top of that, West Ham face a daunting task to the Europa League title – with the likes of Liverpool, AC Milan and Bayer Leverkusen all fighting for it.
