The draw was indeed a bit surprising for many people because the team that Manchester City faced was the bottom team in the Premier League standings this season. But that also will not give Manchester City more threats to be shifted outside the UCL zone because for this season there are five places provided to qualify for the UCL next season. So Manchester City certainly still has a chance to qualify for the competition because in today's match Newcastle and Chelsea will both try to win so that Manchester City can be saved in the UCL zone.
It is surprise but not too surprising if we saw how Manchester City struggled to in their match last week with only goal from Kevin De Bruyne. This week, they continued their not impressive performance and this time, there was no star players who could help them winning minimally. This draw of Manchester City actually opens chance for Chelsea and Newcastle United to get in top five and secure their positions in last two matches. First both Chelsea and Newcastle United must win their matches today before they can think of defending their positions two weeks later.
Manchester City with this draw will have to hope that two below competitors won't win their matches today, and this draw only shows that quality of Manchester City is actually worse in this season. With some players came in the winter transfer season, they still can not have a solid position in top five and are facing risk of no Champions League participation after many years.