Crunch time: how England’s battle for Champions League places is shaping up

With nine games to go we assess the teams behind Arsenal and Manchester City who are most likely to fill the remaining Champions League berths Reasons for optimism: Michael Carrick recently professed himself as “definitely a glass half-full” manager so the interim surely looks at the final nine games and sees a huge opportunity. Particularly positive here are the fixtures with Aston Villa (Sunday), Chelsea (18 April) and Liverpool (2 May): three chances for Manchester United to seriously dama...

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