Chelsea finished 6th in the 2023/2024 premier league season as Newcastle ended with 7th, leaving Manchester United in 8th where they cannot compete in Europe next season.
England having been approved for places to compete in the UEFA Champions League with number 5th and 6th placing in the UEFA Europa League, and number 7th playing in the UEFA conference league with the rest of the teams having to compete domestically.
But Manchester United FA cup win over Manchester City at Wembley has had a significant influence on Chelsea and Newcastle United’s European pursuit.
Chelsea is to compete in the Europa League alongside Tottenham as Newcastle is set to take part in the conference league.Having won the FA cup, Manchester United will have an automatic ticket to play in the UEFA Europa League, lowering Chelsea to Conference league.
Manchester United today defeated long time rivals Manchester City 2-1 in the FA Cup final at Wembley with goals from Alejandro Gernacho and Kobbie Mainoo securing the win for the Red Devils.
Substitute Doku pulled one back for City but was not enough for City as they couldn’t claim a double this season after loosing out in the Champions League semifinal. 
Facing a lot of injuries this season, United went into the final with lot of players like Martinez, Varane, Fernandes, Mount and many others who are still out.
Newcastle who were to play in the conference league will now have to play in the premier League only.
United coach Erik Ten Hag was in a difficult situation, facing a sack but the feelings in the media are insisting that the dutchman might still be sacked despite the win.
The premier league was allowed to have 7 teams out of the 20 to participate in Europe as it is shared between the three tiers of European Football.
