Former Arsenal defender Martin Keown believes Manchester United should finish in the top four, despite the Gunners holding two games in hand.
Mikel Arteta's side left it late to beat Wolves on Thursday night to move to within a point of United and have the luxury of having played two games less.
The race for the final Champions League spot looks like it will go down to the wire as five teams compete for fourth place.
United currently sit in the final Champions League place and Keown believes interim boss Ralf Rangnick will do enough to qualify for Europe's premier competition next season.
Speaking to talkSPORT, he said: "I think Manchester United are in the boss seat. It's about consistency."
Former Crystal Palace chairman Simon Jordan agreed with Keown's opinion.
"I think Manchester United, as clunky as they are and seemingly out of sorts, are far more potent. They have a far more potent squad, which is why I think they'll get the fourth spot."
Keown added that once Rangnick figures out the best system to get his squad firing, they will pick up enough points to secure fourth place.
"Do you know when their manager, who's obviously supposed to be a professor of football, as soon as he can work out the best way for them to play and the best players to play, Manchester United will do it."
United take on Watford on Saturday having lost 4-1 in the reverse fixture earlier in the season, a result that ultimately cost Ole Gunnar Solskjaer his job.
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