Manchester United are facing up to the prospect of no Champions League football next season for the first time in 18 years. Trailing Arsenal, in fourth, by seven points with five matches remaining, United’s elimination in the Champions League quarter-finals by Bayern Munich on Wednesday effectively ended any hopes they have of competing in the competition next term.

Here The Times takes a look at the challenges, concerns and questions facing David Moyes, the United manager, the Glazer family, the club’s owners, and the squad as they plot their next moves.

The manager’s future

The Glazers are ruthless businessmen who are driven by the bottom line and not by sentiment. It seems unthinkable that the Americans will not be deliberating whether it will be wise