Arsenal players celebrate a goal in their EPL match against Crystal Palace at the Emirates Stadium in London on Sunday. The match ended 1-1. (Photo: AP)
Arsenal players celebrate a goal in their EPL match against Crystal Palace at the Emirates Stadium in London on Sunday. The match ended 1-1. (Photo: AP)
Manchester City look to be saving their best until last as they aim to finish a testing season on a high.
Manuel Pellegrini’s side have a Champions League semi-final against Real Madrid to look forward to in the Chilean’s last few weeks in charge at the Etihad Stadium.
And when City travel to relegation-threatened Newcastle United on Tuesday, they will be chasing a fourth successive Premier League win.
A sustained title challenge never really materialised as City suffered from injuries and a loss of form at key moments as both Leicester City and Tottenham Hotspur got away from them at the top of the table.
But City’s late burst should be enough to secure them a top-four place and guaranteed Champions League football for next season.
Saturday’s 3-0 win over English champions Chelsea, which featured Sergio Aguero’s hat-trick, suggested City are nearing top form and midfielder Yaya Toure said: “We played very well. I thought the whole team played really well.
“I think it was one of the best games we’ve played this season, because it is not easy to dominate the way we did when playing at Stamford Bridge.”
Meanwhile, Arsenal will try to repair the “mental damage” manager Arsene Wenger said was done to their hopes of a top-four finish by a 1-1 draw at home to Palace when they face West Bromwich on Thursday.
