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Aston Villa definitely deserved their FA Cup semi-final win over Liverpool.
They were excellent in every area of the pitch and Christian Benteke is back firing on all cylinders and looks a real handful again.
Lawro on the race for the top four
"The title is almost done and dusted and the race for the top four is also looking a done deal. I think Arsenal, United and City are just fighting for 2-3-4 now. Arsenal are looking good for second place but I see City having a bit of a resurgence because they have not suddenly become a bad team and they still know how to win - they can still finish third."
Manchester City will beat them on Saturday, though.
I am not saying that because City saw off West Ham so easily on Sunday, because the Hammers were pathetic.
I just think Villa will give it far more of a go and try to make the most of their attacking players being in good form, and an open game should suit City.
Lawro's prediction: 2-0
Mark's prediction: Villa are another of our rivals - we don't like them much either. 1-0

Man City need to win and I think they will against Villa, 2-1.

The quicker they get this fourth place the more they can relax because if they don’t get fourth I don’t know what would happen. It’d be a nightmare for them.
PAUL PREDICTS: 2-1

"Don't worry City, you've got nothing to worry about. Guardiola will never join you. He will continue teasing as he does other Premier League clubs. City are a huge step down from Bayern and Guardiola cannot manage small sides. He only takes over at clubs with a proven European track record and Liverpool are the only English side on a par with Munich when it comes to European pedigree. They would be an ideal club for him to turn around. All the while Brendan Rodgers is in charge they are not progressing. Bonzer Bogan, Kent."

Liverpool? Ahead of Manchester City? What, because of an entry in a record book dating back to the last century? Next season, in all likelihood, Liverpool will not be in the Champions League. They have made it into the competition once since 2010. Football is about now, not what happened in the 1980s. One might as well argue for Guardiola taking over at Feyenoord or Sporting Lisbon. Manchester City have had a bad season by the standards of champions and have again made no impression on Europe – but changing that record is the challenge for a new manager. It is ridiculous to state that Guardiola would only be interested in clubs with a ‘proven European pedigree’ based on one career decision involving Bayern Munich. Right now, Liverpool are not in Munich’s league – whatever it says on dusty library shelves.

Wonderwall wrote:this article from Martin Samuel made me laugh http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/footba ... grini.html

Its the section where a Liverpool fan writes in and says

"Don't worry City, you've got nothing to worry about. Guardiola will never join you. He will continue teasing as he does other Premier League clubs. City are a huge step down from Bayern and Guardiola cannot manage small sides. He only takes over at clubs with a proven European track record and Liverpool are the only English side on a par with Munich when it comes to European pedigree. They would be an ideal club for him to turn around. All the while Brendan Rodgers is in charge they are not progressing. Bonzer Bogan, Kent."

Samuels replied with

Liverpool? Ahead of Manchester City? What, because of an entry in a record book dating back to the last century? Next season, in all likelihood, Liverpool will not be in the Champions League. They have made it into the competition once since 2010. Football is about now, not what happened in the 1980s. One might as well argue for Guardiola taking over at Feyenoord or Sporting Lisbon. Manchester City have had a bad season by the standards of champions and have again made no impression on Europe – but changing that record is the challenge for a new manager. It is ridiculous to state that Guardiola would only be interested in clubs with a ‘proven European pedigree’ based on one career decision involving Bayern Munich. Right now, Liverpool are not in Munich’s league – whatever it says on dusty library shelves.

Wonderwall wrote:this article from Martin Samuel made me laugh http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/footba ... grini.html

Its the section where a Liverpool fan writes in and says

"Don't worry City, you've got nothing to worry about. Guardiola will never join you. He will continue teasing as he does other Premier League clubs. City are a huge step down from Bayern and Guardiola cannot manage small sides. He only takes over at clubs with a proven European track record and Liverpool are the only English side on a par with Munich when it comes to European pedigree. They would be an ideal club for him to turn around. All the while Brendan Rodgers is in charge they are not progressing. Bonzer Bogan, Kent."

Samuels replied with

Liverpool? Ahead of Manchester City? What, because of an entry in a record book dating back to the last century? Next season, in all likelihood, Liverpool will not be in the Champions League. They have made it into the competition once since 2010. Football is about now, not what happened in the 1980s. One might as well argue for Guardiola taking over at Feyenoord or Sporting Lisbon. Manchester City have had a bad season by the standards of champions and have again made no impression on Europe – but changing that record is the challenge for a new manager. It is ridiculous to state that Guardiola would only be interested in clubs with a ‘proven European pedigree’ based on one career decision involving Bayern Munich. Right now, Liverpool are not in Munich’s league – whatever it says on dusty library shelves.