Manchester United's Champions League campaign came to a premature end following a 3-2 defeat by RB Leipzig on Tuesday.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side required just a point from their final group stage match to seal a spot in the knockout stage but lost and will return to the Europa League in the new year.
In the first half against Leipzig it was incorrectly claimed by the BT Sport commentator Darren Fletcher that United would've likely needed a favour from Istanbul Basaksehir against Paris Saint-Germain to go through after falling two goals behind in Germany.
However, United were always going to be eliminated regardless of results elsewhere if they lost to Leipzig. That's because if two teams in the same group are level on points after all six games have been played, qualification is decided on head-to-head records before goal difference comes into the equation.
United beat PSG 2-1 in Paris on matchday one but lost 3-1 at Old Trafford a week ago. Ultimately, Neymar's late goal in Manchester is the reason United don't have a slim chance of qualifying later tonight when PSG host Basaksehir in last night's rearranged match.
PSG will finish as group winners if they beat Istanbul Basaksehir this evening, with their head-to-head record over Leipzig also being superior.
United, meanwhile, will enter the Europa League at the round-of-32 stage and will be seeded for the draw.
