Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal has warned his team that they have yet to guarantee their top four place this season.
The Red Devils are fourth in the Premier League table on 65 points and a win today at Everton would allow them to leapfrog Manchester City who are second and Arsenal, who play later today against league leaders Chelsea.
With five games left to play, Chelsea are considered to be the overwhelming favourites to win the title but Van Gaal feels things could have been different if Manchester United had made a better start to their season.
The Red Devils collected just 13 points from their first ten league fixtures and the Dutchman feels that start cost them the league title this season.
"We had a very bad start”, Van Gaal was quoted as saying by the BBC.
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“If we'd started well, we could have been the champions."
With Liverpool seven points behind them in fifth, many believe Manchester United have more or less sealed their Champions League berth for next season but Van Gaal thinks otherwise.
The Dutchman warned his team against complacency and said that there are five games left to play so a lot can still change from now until the end of the season.
"I hope we shall achieve our goal for the season and play next season in the Champions League but we still have 15 points to fight for.
“It is not done yet."
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