Aston Villa’s captain, John McGinn, joked that he and his teammates would don Manchester City shirts on Tuesday in the hope Pep Guardiola’s side help them to clinch a Champions League spot by winning at Tottenham. Anything but a Spurs victory against the champions would guarantee Villa fourth place and a return to Europe’s premier competition for the first time since 1982-83.
Villa took a significant step towards sealing a Champions League berth after the substitute Jhon Durán’s heroic late double secured a draw against Liverpool in Jürgen Klopp’s final away game. Liverpool took the lead inside 62 seconds courtesy of an Emiliano Martínez own goal and led 3-1 after 48 minutes after goals from Cody Gakpo and Jarell Quansah. But Durán, who had scored once in the league since September, struck twice in the final five minutes of normal time.
