Manchester United will surely find it difficult to rank up higher in the EPL. I think it is already late, even though they still have more matches. We are not sure if they are going to win those matches, and that's the reason why they will find it difficult to go higher. However, I think for them to catch up with Aston Villa, we still have Tottenham in front, and Aston Villa are also doing their best currently, so you can see that is not something Manchester United are going to get now. It will surely delay. They need to win more matches so that they can be able to go higher. but they may put in more effort so they can get ticket for the UCL.
That's true, United have been slow to recover from adversity and now they have to accept the fact that it is very difficult to compete with Tottenham and Aston Villa for a Champions League spot. Aston Villa has a 5 point gap with United, and 2 points adrift of Tottenham below them, I feel they will continue to consistently assert their position in the top four of the standings.
The remaining EPL matches now total 13 matches, where it is difficult to guarantee that the Ten Hag fleet can sweep all the remaining matches and get maximum points. United will also face several tough matches in the future, I predict United will only be able to secure tickets to the European League. It is very likely that when they face Man City they will stumble again.
Only a miracle can help United finish in the Champions League zone this season, not to be pessimistic about their current consistency, but their fate really depends on the decline of Aston Villa and Tottenham. On the other hand, what currently impresses me about United is Hojlund, he has shown his best form of play since being brought in from Atalanta.