Nottingham Forest

We will continue to chat about Manchester City, while also bringing in the other teams competing for a top-five spot.

Nottingham Forest are currently fourth, one point behind City having played a game less, and three points ahead of Chelsea in sixth.

Nuno Espirito Santo's side will face Chelsea at home on the final day of the season.

Here are their remaining five fixtures:

• 1 May - Brentford (H)
• 5 May - Crystal Palace (A)
• 11 May - Leicester (H)
• 18 May - West Ham (A)
• 25 May - Chelsea (H)

Click thumbs up if you think Forest will finish in the top five, and thumbs down if you don't.

The aim is not to 'reduce' Dan, just to instruct and inform - all opinions that are fair, balanced and/or made without malice are valid here, as long as they are factually accurate...

Michael Brown
Former Man City midfielder on BBC Radio 5 Live

You are looking [at the Manchester City squad] and saying 'well who is not playing?'.

Jack Grealish is the main talking point. What is going to happen [to him]? He is not getting minutes. Obviously he is a very, very good player, so Jack is a possibility.

Bernardo Silva has also been mentioned.

The focus has been on such an iconic player in Kevin de Bruyne. It will be a sad day when he does leave.

Obviously there is the issue with Kyle Walker as well. He is possibly going to leave the football club [permanently, following his loan move to AC Milan in January].

There is a lot of thinking for Pep [Guardiola] and the [recruitment] team to sort because they have obviously realised this year how far they have been [off leaders Liverpool].

Rodri coming back, we have got to consider that. It will take him a bit of time, but that will certainly improve any team.

Image source, Getty Images

Image source, Getty Images

Rodri was an interested observer on Tuesday night at Etihad Stadium, pictured sitting next to injured striker Erling Haaland.

The Spain midfielder is nearing the end of his recovery from the knee injury he suffered in the 2-2 draw at home to Arsenal in September.

Former Manchester City midfielder Michael Brown, in assessing the members of the squad that may prove to be surplus to requirements, said Rodri's return would provide an immediate boost to City's fortunes - either next season or even in this summer's Club World Cup...

Craig Nelson
BBC Sport reporter

As a point of order Colin, I'm no mathematician, but even with my rudimentary skills it is clear that Liverpool CAN break 90 points this season.

The Premier League leaders are currently on 79 points and have five games remaining, meaning they have 15 points to play for so can reach a maximum of 94 points.

That's right, isn't it?

Colin, Manchester City fan: Re Jon 10:30, I don't agree with your comment about City as we constantly won the league with well over 90 points. If LFC win all their remaining games they still won't even reach 90 points, so I think it is us (City) who have lost a couple of gears this season and not others playing better. The fact we are so bad but still up there fighting is a scathing indictment on the quality of the other teams in the division.

Manchester City

Jon has nicely framed the debate for Manchester City there so let's start with them.

City's win over Aston Villa last night put them in the driving seat for a top-five spot.

They are third in the Premier League, having played a game more than most of their rivals, barring Villa.

Let's take a look at their four remaining fixtures:

• 2 May - Wolves (H)
• 10 May - Southampton (A)
• 18 May - Bournemouth (H)
• 25 May - Fulham (A)

Click thumbs up if you think they will qualify for the Champions League, thumbs down if you think they will miss out.

Craig Nelson
BBC Sport reporter

As part of this morning's conversation, we will also be looking at:

• What has gone right or wrong this season for each club in contention for a Champions League place?
• What do you think each club needs to boost their chances next season?

For instance, Manchester City have already started a squad rebuild after their quest for a fifth consecutive Premier League title hit the buffers mid-season.

So how do you rate the players they have brought in, and which players do City need to replace to be back challenging for the title next season?

We know you know the drill by now...but for those new to us, we always love to hear your thoughts on all things football related.

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Thanks.

Right, we are going to keep the conversation going on the race for Champions League qualification and which of the main contenders are best placed to seal one the five spots on offer.

At the risk of upsetting cautious Arsenal supporters, we will assess your chances later on, when we switch to build-up ahead of tonight's game against Crystal Palace.

For now, we are looking at sides from Manchester City, in third place, down to Aston Villa in seventh [see the league table below]:

Image source, Getty Images

Craig Nelson
BBC Sport reporter

I'm here for you Joe, go and have a brew and a lie down.

These 6am starts for a 7am football news live page are a bit of a slog.

I can hear the tiny violins playing as I type.

Emi Martinez being at fault that is, not Harry the Man City fan.

Oh gosh, I'm rambling again. Quick Craig Nelson, take over running the live please!

"Level on points on xG if the game finished early and the opposition hadn't have gotten a penalty...you'll never sing that."

Thanks for the message Harry, lots to unpack there.

But I'm interested in "Emi Martinez doubter" - was he at fault for City's first goal?

Thanks both. Learning loads about how xG is calculated this morning.

And loads about just how badly Aston Villa do in the final few minutes of matches. Cheers for your Get Involveds so far!