Chelsea and Tottenham are set to finish in the Premier League top four after Arsenal and Manchester United stumbled to costly draws with Brighton and Huddersfield.
United’s failure to beat the already-relegated Huddersfield means Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s team cannot qualify for the Champions League.
And Arsenal’s 1-1 draw with Brighton has effectively guaranteed they will finish behind fourth-placed Tottenham due to Spurs’ vastly superior goal difference.
Chelsea are certain to finish in the top four and will start the final day of the season a point clear of Spurs, who host Everton.
Collectively, Arsenal and United have failed to win any of their last four games, not only failing to capitalise on Chelsea and Tottenham’s own patchy form, but falling further behind in the top-four race.
United’s dispiriting display at Huddersfield drew a withering assessment from Gary Neville with the Sky Sports pundit declaring: “There’s nothing I like about this United team at all. It’s just awful. Look at them. They’re the most despondent group of people.”
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer refused to name names when asked about his summer plans, but said some players may have played their last game for Manchester United – and intimated Alexis Sanchez may be among those waving goodbye to Old Trafford this summer.
He said: “There’s always a chance it’s a last time but I wouldn’t say that about any individual now, I don’t think that’s fair.
“Every performance makes an impact on who you want to keep and who you want to let go. That’s easy enough to answer. Let’s see how bad his [Sanchez’s] injury is for now. Every player is always playing for their place in the team.”
Unai Emery, likewise, suggested he was unsatisfied with his squad as they dropped points at home against bottom-half teams for the second game in a row, saying: “We need new energy and new players to change the performance.” – Sky Sports.
