James Milner News
Liverpool have a difficult visit to West Ham and a home tie against an already-relegated Middlesbrough left to play.
The defeat was City`s fourth in their last eight league games and left them 10 points behind leaders Chelsea.
Antonio Conte`s Chelsea had been knocked out of pole position by City`s 2-1 win at Burnley and Liverpool`s 2-0 success against Sunderland earlier in the afternoon.
James Milner`s 84th-minute penalty earned Liverpool a gritty 2-1 victory at Swansea City on Saturday that saw Jurgen Klopp`s side climb to second place in the Premier League table.
Milner said he was optimistic the club, who are sixth in the Premier League, could end their wait for silverware.
Swansea City`s performance during their 1-0 loss to Liverpool at Anfield on Sunday proves it is just a matter of time before they get back to winning ways, manager Garry Monk has said.
Daniel Sturridge scored his first goals since March as Liverpool edged Aston Villa 3-2 in the Premier League on Saturday to ease the pressure on manager Brendan Rodgers.
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