One thing you cannot deny is that the final day of the group stages lends itself to high drama. With Ruben Amorim SACKED, where will Manchester United finish in 2025/26? Michael Carrick’s Manchester United will almost certainly only need to finish in the Premier League top five to qualify for next season’s Champions League. 2023/24 was the final season with the old Champions League format, before the introduction of the new format in 2024/25. If Michael Carrick’s men can keep up the recent form, we will have a fantastic chance of playing Champions League football again in 2026/27.