Breaking down all the European qualification permutations — including why the battle for eighth place in the Premier League is now on

There could be six Premier League teams in next season’s Champions League after Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur took control of their Europa League semi-finals on Thursday.Manchester

This Manchester United team that has struggled in the Premier League continues to look far better in the Europa League.

German football legend Bastian Schweinsteiger has remained cautious on Manchester United’s qualification chances to the final of the Europa League despite carrying a 3-0 advantage from the first leg of their fixture against Athletic Club played at San Mames on Thursday,

Nobody expected this' - was win in Bilbao best of Amorim's Man Utd reign? Athletic Bilbao displayed an impressive tifo prior to the match. Manchester United scored three first half goals in a knockout stage away game in major European competition for the first time since the quarter-finals of the 1965-66 European Cup against Benfica Manchester United – the Europa League top scorers this season (31) – have scored two or more goals in 10 different games in the competition this season.