The majority of Manchester United players will reportedly earn sizeable pay increases after the club qualified for next season’s Champions League. Man Utd sealed their spot in the 2026–27 competition last weekend, beating fierce rivals Liverpool 3–2 to mathematically ensure a place in the top five come the end of the season. The Red Devils are currently third in the standings on 64 points—exactly half of which have been secured by Michael Carrick since his interim appointment in January. By punching their ticket to Europe’s premier competition, The Guardian report that the bulk of Man Utd’s first-team squad will secure a 25% pay rise, although some will receive smaller increases and others will miss out entirely. There is little clarity on exactly which members of the United team won’t be paid more. Any raise is related to individual Champions League incentivized clauses in player contracts, rather than a club-wide bonus scheme.…