Mick McCarthy

And I just don't think it's a guarantee that... Again, now United have their Champions League place secured just as Villa do at this stage.

Villa level on points.

I think they have to be looking at third place.

They haven't finished third.

in the Champions League I think it's going to turn straight to Europe so I think given the starting point of this conversation then that may be true I just don't think I have a feeling that Villa will finish above fifth right but there's a huge chance they finish fifth right there's also what we're saying about 50% chance to do in the Europa League if you're Brentford even Chelsea

given what they're going to have to do for the rest of the season they're probably still would think of themselves as favourites but you've got Brighton as well obviously Brighton Bournemouth are there yeah Brentford have drawn their last four games in a row or something like that so they've slipped down five games in a row so they could easily be in it but yeah your point that Newcastle is fair Gerard but there's a load of teams there that are thinking like sixth place could be it's a ridiculous situation by the way finishing sixth in the Premier League gets you into the Champions League like

that's if one of the English teams wins the Europa League yeah no only Villa so basically if Villa finish fourth in the league they've qualified for the Champions League if they finish fifth then that's just the English coefficient place so their qualification has been through the Europa League so it drops off sixth is crazy yeah although Spurs got in this year and they finished 17th although totally different avenue they didn't qualify yeah that's what I mean yeah

Yes, of course.

That would be very unlike us.

Did City look a little bit nervy to you guys on Wednesday night?

Nervy might not even be the right word, but I do wonder if this idea that Man City are just in this land of milk and honey and it's all easy street for them and they're laughing at Arsenal and they're nervous tension.

I think that might be a little bit simplistic.

I think City are seeing the finishing line now as well.

And they didn't put out everybody, as my fancy team knows.

Nearly everybody though.

Yeah, well, a couple of defenders that I could have done with playing, but they... He's going to rest apparently everybody this weekend.

It's decided the FA Cup was less important than Burnley on Wednesday.

So I don't think City are just kind of like all there yet.

I think it will...

Maybe if they get a bit of a cushion.