Some may view Manchester City’s season as drifting into obscurity, but there is plenty for them to play for between now and May.
Manuel Pellegrini has overseen a disastrous Premier League campaign. Their top-four status is under severe threat. They sit fourth, just one point ahead of Manchester United and West Ham United and on the brink of slipping out of UEFA Champions League contention.
It would be disastrous if Pep Guardiola—the world’s most coveted manager who the club spent three years convincing to join them—was unveiled with City set to embark on a UEFA Europa League campaign.
They need to regroup during the international break, recover some injured players and return in better shape, ready to try and win their remaining games.
And they also have a Champions League campaign to negotiate. For the first time they’re through to the quarter-finals—a significant step for a club that has struggled in the competition for some time.
Pellegrini will leave in the summer and is in danger, as it stands, of leaving with his tenure sullied. The City fans are understandably unhappy with what they’ve seen for much of the season. The five-straight wins that opened the season seem like an awfully long time ago now.
As a result, every player needs to return from the international break prepared for one final push.
Here are three who have underperformed but could be particularly important in the final stages.
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