Man Utd’s chances of participating in the European arena next season have become more obscure after losing to Crystal Palace, but the opportunity is not yet closed for coach Erik ten Hag’s team if they can achieve their goals.

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The weak loss to Crystal Palace puts Man Utd at a disadvantage in competing for a place in the European Cup next season.

The 20th English champion team has no chance of participating in the Champions League next season, their current goal will definitely be a ticket to the Europa League, or at least participation in the Europa Conference League.

Man Utd’s ranking after the loss to Crystal Palace

Man Utd defeated Man City in the FA Cup final

As usual, the team that wins the annual FA Cup final will be the owner of the ticket to the Europa League next season.

Therefore, defeating Man City in the FA Cup final and winning a spot straight to the Europa League group stage will be the most feasible option for Man Utd right now.

Possible scenarios in the FA Cup final

If Man City wins the championship, the team ranked 6th on the final Premier League rankings will have a ticket to the Europa League because `The Citizens` is sure to qualify for the Champions League next season.

If Man Utd wins, the `Red Devils` will have a ticket to directly enter the Europa League group stage and do not need to care about the position in the Premier League rankings.

If Man Utd wins the championship and finishes in 5th place in the Premier League, they and the 6th ranked team will join hands in the Europa League.

Achieve maximum points in the final rounds, while waiting for your opponents to stumble

In the last 3 matches, Man Utd will face Arsenal, Newcastle and Brighton respectively, these are all 3 opponents that are not easy to play against for the Old Trafford team.

In addition, the confrontation with direct rival Newcastle will be considered a life-and-death match for Man Utd to decide whether to participate in the European Cup next season or not.

Up to this point, the team that is sure to qualify for the Europa Conference League next season is Liverpool, because `The Kops` won the Carabao Cup earlier this year, but because they are sure to attend the Champions League next season, their ticket to the Europa

This means that if they want to have a ticket to the European arena next season, Man Utd must at least get 7th place in the Premier League rankings, a position currently held by Chelsea.