Manchester United's UEFA Europa League win over Ajax on Wednesday night means that the Premier League will have five clubs in the 2017/18 UEFA Champions League.
Jose Mourinho's team have joined Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City in qualifying for the group stage proper.
Liverpool will contest a UEFA Champions League play-off after finishing this season fourth. This starts on 15 or 16 August.
Jose Mourinho on our UEFA Europa League final victory: https://t.co/45O2FZmqXl pic.twitter.com/trKj6lp7lu
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) May 25, 2017
Arsenal's place in next season's UEFA Europa League group stage is confirmed by their fifth-place finish in the Premier League and will not be affected by their FA Cup Final against Chelsea.
They will be joined in that competition by Everton, should Ronald Koeman's side progress past the third qualifying round, starting on 17 July.
The maximum number of English teams in UEFA competitions is seven.
Club | UEFA competition | Reason |
---|---|---|
Chelsea | Champions League group stage | PL Champions |
Spurs | Champions League group stage | PL 2nd |
Man City | Champions League group stage | PL 3rd |
Man Utd | Champions League group stage | UEL winners |
Liverpool | Champions League play-offs | PL 4th |
Arsenal | Europa League group stage | PL 5th |
Everton | Europa League 3QR | PL 6th |