Sixth-place City have slipped behind Chelsea and Newcastle in the race for UEFA Champions League places, but only have to catch one of them — while holding off a host of teams behind them — as it’s been confirmed that five teams will qualify for the 2025-26 UCL through the league route.

Follow live coverage as Manchester City face Crystal Palace today in the Premier League. Another top-flight season will be covered in full right here with The Independent, as reigning champions Manchester City look to make it an unprecedented five titles in a row come the end of 2024/25.

Manchester City conjured up an incredible comeback to grab a vital three points in a 5-2 win from 0-2 down at the Etihad Stadium, in one of their performances of the season. The tone of the game was set early on with Eberechi Eze firing past Ederson after a great run down the right from Daniel Muñoz,