The Red Devils side needed a point to secure Champions League qualification, alongside Manchester City, Arsenal and Newcastle, but their three points, which they scored by beating Chelsea, helped their rise in third place with 72 points, ahead of Newcastle IV with 70 points.
United have ended all of Liverpool’s remaining hopes of qualifying for Europe’s major football competition, as the Reds trail them six points to fifth with one leg to go.
Dutch coach Eric Ten Hag’s side got off to a flying start after Brazil’s Casemiro opened the scoring for them in the sixth minute, before France’s Anthony Martial doubled their lead before both halves (45+5).
Portugal’s Bruno Fernandes boosted his side’s output with a third goal within a minute (73 shots on goal), before substitute Marcus Rashford wrapped up United’s goal fest in the (78th) minute, noting that the goal orphan Chelsea was scored by the Portuguese Joao Felix in the (89th) minute.
And United can celebrate the return to participate in the Champions League, which they have missed out on this season, in favor of their participation in the Europa League competition, which they left in the quarter-finals with a disappointing defeat against Seville.
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