Manchester United’s worst season in 30 years of the Premier League ended with a typical whimper. Objective achieved, an undesirable new frontier of the Europa Conference League avoided though little thanks to United. West Ham’s defeat against Brighton sneaked them into the Europa League despite Wilfried Zaha’s first-half goal delivering a sixth successive away defeat.
After concluding the season with a goal difference of zero and some excruciatingly poor performances, the showing here a case in point, playing any form of European football next season feels a wholly undeserved bonus. The Glazer family owe Brighton and Graham Potter a debt of gratitude of which their own billion‑pound team were not worthy.
