Jamie Carragher believes Manchester United are “nearly a assure” to qualify for the Champions League, whereas former Crimson Devils defender Gary Neville has backed them to complete third.
United moved again into fourth, and three factors behind Aston Villa in third, within the Premier League after they defeated Everton 1-0 at Hill Dickinson Stadium on Monday.
Benjamin Sesko was the matchwinner; he has scored six targets in his final seven appearances for United in all competitions, having managed simply two targets in his first 17 video games for the membership this season.
Michael Carrick is but to lose a sport in any competitors throughout each of his spells as United head coach (P9 W7 D2), with solely Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (11) and Herbert Bamlett (10) managing extra video games for the membership earlier than experiencing their first defeat.
United (P10 W6 D4) are certainly one of solely three sides that stay unbeaten throughout the large 5 European leagues since Boxing Day alongside Inter (11) and Borussia Dortmund (eight).
With high 4 rivals Aston Villa, Chelsea and Liverpool nonetheless in European competitors, Carragher sees United comfortably qualifying for the Champions League.
“Manchester United are nearly a assure,” Carragher mentioned on Sky Sports activities.
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“Aston Villa appear to be they’re dropping factors for the time being. They’ve received the European soccer on a Thursday night time.
“Liverpool and Chelsea are each nonetheless within the Champions League and the FA Cup, and can wish to do properly in no less than a kind of competitions – a semi-final or a remaining.
“I can’t see Manchester United not making it.”
Neville added on the Gary Neville Podcast: “They’ve received an unimaginable alternative to complete within the high 4.
“I believe they may. The opposite groups begin enjoying in Europe, they’ve received distractions. United haven’t received any distractions.
“I believe they might end third, I actually do suppose they might end third. I mentioned a few weeks in the past I assumed Villa would possibly simply get pulled again just a little bit.”
