would anybody take a defeat at Palace , and a win at the swamp ? My hatred for the rags far outweighs , finishing 3rd behind the chavs and arsenal , because in reality the chavs only need 4 or 5 more wins and arsenal are easily the best team in the premiership at the moment . We beat the rags and we keep them in their place , and apart from spuds away , our run-in is the easiest we have had for years . Whether we finish 2nd or 3rd doesnt matter in the long run ,we still get champs league , but if we finish behind the rags , their armchair fans will be full of it , (there will be an open top bus parade , laps of honour , presentations at trafford town hall , etc etc ) and our season starts in July qualifying for the champs league if we finish 4th.