Outgoing Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini strived to put on a courageous face after his team’s chances of Champions League qualification were compromised by a 2-2 draw with Arsenal.
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Olivier Giroud was delighted to end his goal drought in Arsenal’s 2-2 Premier League draw with Manchester City on Sunday and stressed he always kept believing in himself.
‘It would be hard to stomach [finishing third], we definitely want to finish second, that is our aim, ‘ Kane said.
“When things are not in your own hands you need to depend on other teams, but in football you never know, we will have our heads up and not give up until the last day”. “Of course we are not flawless, of course we could have done better, but we deserve to be in the Champions League places”.
However, Alexis Sanchez fired in another leveller when collecting a brilliant return pass from Giroud to virtually guarantee Arsenal a place in next season’s Champions League.
Gonzalo Higuain scored his 33rd goal of the season as Napoli moved back into second spot, restoring its two-point advantage over Roma.
City failed to register a single shot on target in their meek 1-0 Champions League semi-final defeat at Real Madrid, but after a sprightly start they went ahead in the eighth minute.
The match programme contained a message from Emirati club chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak thanking Pellegrini and hailing his “engaging approach, integrity and humility”.
“We expect to win our home games so hopefully Newcastle can do us a favour”.
Tottenham had already seen their slim chance of winning the Premier League evaporate with a 2-2 draw away to Chelsea on Monday – a result that confirmed 5,000/1 pre-season rank outsiders Leicester s title triumph.
“I m disappointed but we re still fighting”, said Spurs manager Mauricio Pochettino, who was in charge at Southampton until moving to Tottenham in 2014.
“It was not the way we wanted to finish the season, We wanted to qualify for the Champions League final and to win again today”.
“We can do it next Sunday (at Swansea City)”.
“We have to finish the job now at home against Villa”.
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“We showed a lot of character and the intensity of the game was very high”. Continue the same way because this team needs you and I’m sure that next year you will be a very successful team in all the competitions.
