Manchester pile on the pressure with win at Southampton

Champions League

The pressure is well and truly on messrs Klopp and Wenger as they head into their games on Sunday and Monday, respectively, as the race for a seat at Europe’s top table heats up.

City’s win takes them to third on 64 points, just the one ahead of Liverpool who will have played one more game than Guardiola’s men when the fulltime whistle is blown at the Hawthorns on Sunday.

There was a real sense of a missed opportunity when the Sky Blues threw away their lead over Moncao to go out of this season’s Champions League, meaning comfortable qualification is a must for the remainder of the campaign.