Jamie Carragher believes Manchester United are “just about assured” to qualify for the Champions League, with former Purple Devils defender Gary Neville additionally backing Manchester United to complete third.
United defeated Everton 1-0 on the Hill Dickinson Stadium on Monday, dropping them to fourth place within the Premier League, three factors behind third-placed Aston Villa.
The winner of the match was Benjamin Sesco. He has scored six targets in all competitions in his final seven appearances for United, however has scored simply two targets in his first 17 video games for the membership this season.
Michael Carrick has but to lose a sport in any competitors throughout each spells as United’s head coach (9 wins, 7 attracts, 2 attracts), with solely Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (11) and Herbert Bumlett (10) managing extra video games for the membership earlier than struggling their first defeat.
United (10 wins, 6 attracts, 4 attracts) are considered one of solely three groups to stay unbeaten in Europe’s prime 5 leagues since Boxing Day, together with Inter (11 wins) and Borussia Dortmund (8 wins).
With top-four rivals Aston Villa, Chelsea and Liverpool nonetheless within the European competitors, Carragher believes United can comfortably qualify for the Champions League.
“Manchester United are just about assured,” Carragher informed Sky Sports activities.
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“Aston Villa appear to be dropping factors in the mean time and so they have European soccer arising on Thursday evening.
“Liverpool and Chelsea are each nonetheless within the Champions League and the FA Cup and shall be hoping to do effectively in no less than a type of competitions, both the semi-final or the ultimate.
“I can not think about Manchester United not successful the championship.”
Neville added on the Gary Neville Podcast:
“I believe it’s going to occur. Different groups are beginning to play in Europe, however there are distractions. United haven’t any distractions. They are going to.”
“I believe they may end third, and I believe they really have an opportunity of ending third. I mentioned just a few weeks in the past that I assumed Villa may slip again a little bit bit.”
