Manchester United have not played Champions League football in nearly three years.Meanwhile, West Ham United have been Premier League ever-presents since promotion in 2012.Hate-watching has rival fans happy to suffer if it means Arsenal fail to win the titleGettyHowever, seeing Arsenal miss out on silverware would make failing to qualify or suffering relegation worthwhile.Those are the views of some fans of United and West Ham at least, such is the growing power of hate-watching.The habit sees supporters watching their rivals play purely for the chance to celebrate their failures and mock them for doing so.Goldstein revels in rival failuretalkSPORT’s Andy Goldstein believes the ‘comedy value’ of the Gunners missing out on the title would make his own team’s disappointment irrelevant.The United fan has claimed he would happily sacrifice Champions League qualification in order to see Arsenal end the season trophyless.Speaking on Drive alongside co-host Darren Bent, Goldstein explained: “I would rather, and I don’t know if this will surprise people or won’t. Man United won’t win the Premier League.“So in my world, third is sixth, is eighth, is fifth, it makes no difference. I know with third comes Champions League football.“I’d happily finish sixth if Arsenal don’t win the Premier League.”United have not played in the Champions League since finishing bottom of their group in the 2023/24 season.The Red Devils missed out on European football entirely for the current campaign after finishing a lowly 15th place finish last term.Goldstein wants Arsenal to fail in their title bid even at his beloved United’s expenseShutterstock Editorial‘The definition of hate’ – BentAlthough they are on course for a return, Goldstein is comfortable with missing out on qualification.In response, Arsenal fan Bent described his stance as ‘the definition of hate’.However, Goldstein hit back by arguing: “It’s not hate, right. It’s for two reasons.“One, the way I was brought up with football, if you’re not first, you’re last. So, I’m not going to celebrate second.”United currently sit third in the Premier League but are 15 points adrift of the Gunners with seven matches remaining.He continued: “If we don’t win it, we’ve lost it. So I won’t celebrate second or third. Brentford would celebrate fifth.”United currently sit third as they chase a return to the Champions League next seasonGettyGoldstein then concluded by adding: “Do you understand that I would rather finish outside (the) Champions League if it meant, for comedy value, that you [Arsenal] have been top all season, you’ve been second, you’ve been second and now you’re second again.”Arsenal, who have finished second in each of the last three seasons, are nine points clear at the top of the table.Nearest challengers Manchester City have a game in hand, though, and are still to host their title rivals at the Etihad Stadium.The Gunners could also still win the Champions League for the first time having beaten Sporting Lisbon in their quarter-final first leg on Tuesday.However, quadruples hopes were halved in their last two domestic fixtures.Prior to the international break, Mikel Arteta’s side were beaten by City in the Carabao Cup final.Arteta has seen his side finish second three years in a row and is without a major trophy since 2020Shutterstock EditorialThey then returned to action in the FA Cup last weekend, only to lose to Championship side Southampton in their last eight tie.It leaves Arsenal with just two chances to end their six-year wait for major silverware.Hammers happy to go down?Goldstein and his fellow United supporters are not the only fan base willing to sacrifice their own joy for Arsenal’s potential suffering.West Ham fan James later called in to Drive to describe the satisfaction he feels when his colleague’s teams lose.The Hammers supporter explained: “I’ve got to say, I am 100 per cent with you on this. I love watching when people who I work with, their teams lose.“Nothing gives me more satisfaction than going into work with a big grin on my face going, ‘I know we’re rubbish, but you lot think you’re great and you’re not.’”Some Hammers fans are willing to suffer relegation if it means Arsenal’s season also ends in heartacheGettyHowever, he was hesitant at first to reveal if he would be willing to see his side suffer relegation in order for Arsenal to miss out on the title.James came around to the idea, though, when asked if he would take dropping into the Championship and coming straight back up for the Gunners to be pipped to top spot.He simply responded: “Absolutely, absolutely,” and he is not alone in that stance.Another West Ham fan, Russell, added: “I’ll tell you what, Arsenal not winning the league, us going down. We’re never going to win the Premier League. I’m taking it.”The Hammers have not been relegated since securing an immediate return to the Premier League in 2012.Their lowest finish since came in 2020, when they ended the campaign in 16th and survived by five points.However, Nuno Espirito Santo’s side are currently inside the bottom three.They sit a point from safety in 18th with seven matches remaining of the campaign.