Just as Manchester United players were immersed in the joy of winning the championship and the beauty and luxury of the ball, the 38th round of the Premier League held in various places was also over. So far, the 2018-2019 Premier League season has officially ended.

Manchester United Club won the Premier League championship again after six years. This is also the first league championship trophy won by Manchester United after the retirement of Sir Alex Ferguson, the meritorious coach of Manchester United. It is of great significance; since then, this season Manchester United has won the Champions League, Premier League, English FA Cup and English League Cup, becoming the first "quadruple champion team" in English history, creating a new history of British football.

Chelsea, Manchester City and Liverpool, ranked second to fourth in the Premier League standings, have qualified for the UEFA Champions League next season. Chelsea and Manchester City will directly participate in the group stage of the UEFA Champions League with the champion Manchester United.

Liverpool, ranked fourth, originally had to start from the third round of the UEFA Champions League play-offs, but since Manchester United won both the Premier League and the UEFA Champions League this season, the Premier League will have one more direct qualification to participate in the group stage of the UEFA Champions League next season, which will be filled by Liverpool, ranked fourth in the Premier League;

Tottenham, ranked fifth in the Premier League standings, automatically qualified to participate in the third round of the UEFA Champions League next season;

At the same time, Chelsea, which won the UEFA Europa League this season, has already qualified to directly participate in the group stage of the UEFA Champions League; Arsenal, ranked sixth in the Premier League standings, has also qualified to participate in the UEFA Champions League. League), but they need to start from the second round of play-offs.

Wolverhampton Wanderers, Everton, and Leicester City, ranked seventh to ninth in the Premier League standings, have qualified for the UEFA Europa League next season.

In addition, since the champions and runners-up of the Football Association Challenge Cup, Manchester United and Manchester City, have already qualified for the UEFA Champions League next season, according to the relevant rules of the English Football Association, West Ham United, ranked tenth in the Premier League, has been awarded the relevant European qualification of the English FA Cup and has directly qualified for the group stage of the UEFA Europa League next season.

The champions and runners-up of the English Football League Cup (EFL Cup, also known as the English Football League Cup), Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur, have already qualified for the European competition next season. According to the relevant rules of the English Football Association, Watford, ranked 11th in the Premier League, has qualified for the UEFA Europa League play-offs next season.

Next season, there will be 11 teams participating in the European competition in the entire Premier League, which also creates the history of the Premier League.

The clubs ranked 12th to 17th in the Premier League standings are: Crystal Palace, Newcastle, AFC Bournemouth, Burnley, Southampton, Brighton.

In terms of league relegation:

Huddersfield Town, ranked 20th, was relegated from the bottom;

Cardiff City, ranked 18th, and Fulham, ranked 19th, were relegated back to the Championship just one year after being promoted to the Premier League.

Second-tier league promotion:

Norwich City, the champion of the English Football League (EFL Championship, the second-level football league in England, referred to as the "English Championship"), and Sheffield United, the runner-up, are directly promoted;

Leeds United, West Bromwich Albion, Aston Villa, Derby County, and other four clubs ranked third to sixth will hold play-offs to compete for the last Premier League promotion spot.

In the following days: First, the EnglishChampionship play-off semi-finals: Derby County eliminated Leeds United with a total score of 4-3; Aston Villa tied with West Bromwich Albion 2-2, and finally advanced through a penalty shootout with a total score of 6-5.

Final Championship play-off final: Aston Villa defeated Derby County 2-1 and advanced to the Premier League. Derby County Club has reached the Championship play-off final five times, but has returned in defeat, adding another layer of tragedy.

In terms of individual player honors,

In addition to the already awarded: Edinson Cavani (Manchester United), won the Premier League top scorer with 28 goals; and Eden Hazard (Chelsea) won the Premier League Best Playmaker Award with 16 assists.

And Alisson Becker from Liverpool won the Premier League Golden Glove Award with 21 clean sheets, beating Manchester United's David De Gea (20 clean sheets) and Manchester City's Edson Santana (10 clean sheets).

The Premier League also announced:

The shortlist of candidates for the best player of the season is: Edinson Cavani (Manchester United), Eden Hazard (Chelsea), Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool), Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City), Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), Sadio Mane (Liverpool), Marco Verratti (Manchester United), Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal), David De Gea (Manchester United), Alisson Becker (Liverpool);

The shortlist of candidates for the best manager of the season is: José Mourinho (Manchester United), Mauricio Sarri (Chelsea), Josep Guardiola (Manchester City), Gary O'Neill (Wolverhampton Wanderers (Wolves)).

At the same time, the PFA (Professional Footballers' Association) also announced the candidates for the main awards:

PFA Best Player: Edinson Cavani (Manchester United), Eden Hazard (Chelsea), Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool), Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), Marco Verratti (Manchester United)

PFA Best Young Player: Erling Haaland (Manchester United), Raheem Sterling (Manchester City), Theo Fernandes (Manchester United), Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), Mason Mount (Chelsea)

Afterwards, the FWA (British Sports Journalists Association) also announced the candidates for their respective awards. Of course, this series of awards will be announced before the start of next season.

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