MANCHESTER UNITED could be hit in the pocket if they fail to qualify for next season’s Champions League with sponsors punishing them for their massive slump in form.

The Red Devils have missed out on Europe’s elite competition three times over the last six years.

And should they finish outside the top four this term, it would make it two consecutive years without Champions League football at Old Trafford.

That could spell bad news for Ed Woodward and the Glazers, with sponsors potentially unwilling to back a club where mediocrity has become the new norm.

According to Goal, United make very little profit despite their massive revenue streams due to the cost of staff wages, transfers and debt.

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