In as much as Manchester City will not allow themselves to be prized out of top four,if they are not very careful,it might still happen that they do not qualify,yes because no team is to be underrated in the premier league,and no team is small,therefore if Manchester City are to still maintain their position,they must beat all the teams that they will be playing now till the end of the season,else,they will find it difficult to move ahead of Chelsea.
Competition for the top 4 rankings will continue to be fierce between Chelsea and Man City. And yes, because currently Chelsea is 1 point ahead, that means Man City itself cannot lose any more points. Because if Man City loses points again then all of that will only make Chelsea leave Man City even further and make Man City possibly lose more opportunities to overtake Chelsea. There are fewer games left this season. So just one mistake can be the deciding factor this season. Currently, Newcastle could even win the top 4 position if Newcastle manages to take advantage of the 1 postponed match they have. And if that happens, Man City will change positions with Newcastle, namely Man City could drop to 6th place.