There has been a lot of back-door chat of late — as in Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United could qualify for the Champions League through the back door.
This was somewhat inevitable given just how dreadful both clubs have been week in and week out in the Premier League this season. Spurs have lost 19 matches and United have lost 15. They are nowhere near the battle for a top-five finish and in many respects their domestic campaigns have been an embarrassment given the size, status and stature of both. And yet one of them could very easily soon be distributing travel guides for Barcelona and Paris to their staff.
It hardly seems fair, really, that the prize for winning the Europa League is a
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