It would have been nice for a team above Aston Villa in the standings to make things simpler. Instead, even a win at Old Trafford does not guarantee anything for the Villans in terms of Champions League qualification.
While there are avenues for AVFC to find itself back into the top European competition, they will be depending on the help of others. Through the long Premier League campaign that Villa have fought accros multiple fronts, it will come down to Matchday 38 to see who ends up playing where next season.
Level on points with Chelsea and Newcastle and two points behind Manchester City, either of those sides losing, with a Villa victory, will be enough to sneak into the top five.
Naturally, with a win and a respective Newcastle or Chelsea draw, the same would hold true. There are paths to CL if the Villans can even manage a point, but depending on how Ruben Amorim lines up for that last fixture, it could be a match that ends up boding well for AVFC.
Of the three games that Villa fans will be monitoring, Everton getting a result against the Magpies seems the least likely. Fulham could potentially get something done against what has been an up-and-down performance against City. Although Pep Guardiola's side looked sharp against Bournemouth, that should be a match that mirrors closer to the recent FA Cup final.
Best Aston Villa chance
Then the obvious place to look is Nottingham Forest pulling off the win against Chelsea. Both teams will have something to fight for and could make it into Champions League. This somewhat guarantees that Nuno Espirito Santo's side comes out and gives a full effort. As is evident by a team that once looked comfortably in the top four, since fading during the latter parts of the season, it's a match that could be completely unpredictable in terms of the final outcome.
Assuming Villa find a way to make their away trend against Manchester United, there is a good chance of other results going their way.
All Villa supporters will be monitoring the rest of the league, either with multiple matches on or with the constant refresh of the live scores throughout Sunday's action.