Man City have three times needed a result on the final day and three times won. This time they might not even need a win but Devon Loch etc…
Let that be a lesson…
There is some phenomenal straw-clutching from Neil Custis in The Sun, as he tries to form an argument that Manchester City winning the title ten years ago should serve as a warning to Manchester City in 2022 that the title is not yet won and they can still fall at the last like Devon Loch.
Well they could. But they didn’t in 2011/12, 2013/14 or in 2018/19 when Manchester City needed a result on the final day to win the title. Three times the pressure has been very much on and three times they have emerged as champions. That sounds like the lesson to learn from history, rather than ‘remember that time when they nearly didn’t win it but actually did’.
There’s a reason why City are 1/16 to win the title and it’s not just because they have won their last five games and scored 22 goals in the process (though that is very compelling) but because they have been here before and always, always emerged triumphant. Oh and they only need to beat West Ham or Aston Villa.
But let Neil convince you otherwise…
‘City have both hands hovering on the handles now.
‘It should be straightforward, with a maximum of four points needed from Sunday’s trip to West Ham and a home closer with Aston Villa on May 22.
‘But what that run-in a decade ago and the final day told us is that being so close to something so special can still do funny things. Take your eye off the ball and, bang, it’s gone.’
Or not. It wasn’t gone. They won. Just as they did eight years ago and just as they did three years ago under this same manager.
‘City do not have to look back ten years to know the dangers of that. Try less than a fortnight ago.
‘Two goals to the good and coasting in their pursuit of a second successive Champions League final, then the meltdown in Madrid. They thought they were there and just lost…
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