Tottenham boss Antonio Conte says they must "over-perform" to finish in the top four this season.
Conte concedes places are super competitive in the Premier League.
He said, "I don't know which is the favourite. For sure, on paper there are four very strong teams with good squads, important squads. City, United, Chelsea and Liverpool.
"I think these are the four top teams that have to fail [for us] to find a place in Champions League.
"You have to be very, very good because there's also Arsenal, West Ham, Leicester and Everton – many, many good teams. You have to hope the others fail and you're good and over-perform 200 percent."