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.
Not only Chelsea, but I am also still worried that Manchester City will be overtaken by other teams again if they do not play well in the remaining matches this season. You can see the points of several teams such as Newcastle and Brighton which are still quite close to Manchester City at this time. So instead of going to the top four again for Manchester City, I even predict that the team will be chased by other rivals in the Premier League standings.
Newcastle, Fulham, Brighton, and Aston Villa are waiting for both Chelsea and Manchester City to lose points so that they can take over the fourth and fifth positions. I am confident that The Magpies will get a Champions League slot if they keep fighting hard. They had an impressive win over Liverpool in the Carabao Cup finals. This win could be a motivation for them to put up a good fight for a UCL slot. They have already qualified for the playoff round of the UEFA Europa Conference League, which is an added advantage.