Premier League make major statement to expose Tottenham and Manchester United failure

Is it the end of the Big Six era in the ?

Tottenham and Manchester United may have battled it out in the final, with coming out on top to end their 17-year trophy drought, but the two sides endured woefully bad Premier League seasons.

finished 17th in the end, just outside the relegation zone as they focused on the , with United finishing just two places above them in 15th.

And the duo may well find it difficult to make it back into the top echelons of the , given how things have gone in the past few seasons.

In a summary of the season on the official website, the era of the big six was confirmed as over.

The story read: "In five of the eight seasons between 2014 and 2022, the "Big Six" clubs filled every top-six spot in the table.

"In the three years since 2022, not once have those six clubs occupied all of the positions from one to six. In fact, the same number of top-six places have gone to clubs not in the "Big Six" in the last three years as in the previous eight years combined (five).

"The historically bad campaigns for both Man Utd and Spurs signal the end of the "Big Six" era, as does Chelsea’s ongoing battle to retain their status alongside the disruptors Newcastle and Aston Villa. "

Chelsea did make it in the end, winning 1-0 against Nottingham Forest on the final day of the season to finish fourth. Newcastle and Villa did make up the other two positions, just one point ahead of Forest and only a few ahead of Brighton & Hove Albion.

Things are certainly more competitive than ever in England's top flight and Spurs and United have a task on their hands to regain their statuses.