With Manchester United needing additions in a number of key areas, and with some of their misfit players likely to prove as difficult as ever to shift, Ineos really could have done with Champions League football to aid their overhaul. A top-four finish appeared to be within reach, too, only a few months ago. That 2-1 win at Aston Villa in February felt like a statement of intent from Erik ten Hag‘s side. In the weeks that followed, however, the only clear ‘statement’ that could be gleaned from Manchester United‘s performances was that a pretty disastrous season cannot end soon enough. The Red …