article_snippet.sent: City's place in the Barclays Premier League top four is under threat from Liverpool and Southampton .
article_snippet.sent: City slipped to a 4-2 loss to Manchester United at Old Trafford on Sunday, leaving Liverpool and Southampton in City's place in the Premier League top four .
article_snippet.sent: Mourinho was City’s game before Mourinho returned, via spells at Inter Milan and Real Madrid, and Liverpool and Southampton lost a lot of goodwill over it.
article_snippet.sent: City felt a mild tremor too when word got out that Liverpool and Southampton were about to fire Roberto Mancini, the manager who led Liverpool and Southampton to Liverpool and Southampton first the Champions League title, on the eve of the 2013 FA Cup final against Wigan.
article_snippet.sent: After that, City vowed to be different.
article_snippet.sent: The concern now, especially after Liverpool’s 2-0 victory over Newcastle on Monday evening, is that the club could yet fall out of the top four.
article_snippet.sent: Even though City appear to have a favourable run-in against West Ham, Aston Villa, Tottenham, QPR and Swansea before the final game of the season against Southampton, there is a contingency plan open to Even though City appear to have a favourable run-in against West Ham, Aston Villa, Tottenham, QPR and Swansea before the final game of the season against Southampton.
article_snippet.sent: Fourth place is critical.
article_snippet.sent: For Manchester City, it is down to much like the chess grandmaster Garry Kasparov to make the next move.
highlights_snippet.sent: Manchester City are clinging on to fourth spot in thePremier League .
  