Five into one - The key battles in the race for a Champions League place in the Premier League

The race for a top four place is heating up. Barring something spectacular occurring, it’s safe to assume the top three of Manchester City, Liverpool and Chelsea will remain as that with the only debate being what order they finish.

Ad/> Coming up behind them are several sides who fancy their chances of joining that group, qualifying for the Champions League next season and everything that entails. Premier League'Blinded by anger' — What the future holds for Conte at Spurs2 HOURS AGO Manchester United, West Ham, Arsenal, Wolves and Tottenham are the fives sides realistically vying for that one spot and as basic maths will tell you, five does not go into one.

Each side has their strengths and quite tellingly, glaring weaknesses, yet all will still believe they are capable of securing that coveted position. Manchester United replaced Ole Gunnar Solskjaer with Ralf Rangnick earlier in the season and while results have picked up, performances are still very much a concern.

It’s now a case of whether they will improve in the run in or regress to the mean. West Ham flew out of the traps this season but are seemingly running out of steam as the season goes on, while Arsenal’s roller-coaster campaign may look to be on an upward curve at present but you worry a drop is never far away.

'Blinded by anger' — What the future holds for Conte at Spurs UEFA set to strip St Petersburg of Champions League final Anthony Elanga is the coolest kid in all of Europe — The Warm-Up Spurs looked primed to take the top four spot after a great start under Antonio Conte, coupled with a number of winnable games in hand on their rivals. However, their form is currently in the toilet — a defeat to Burnley particularly damaging — and there even doubts