Pellegrini pushes positives

MAN CITY 2 WEST HAM 0: Sergio Aguero moved to the top of the Premier League goalscoring table, a sad reminder of what a poor job Manuel Pellegrini has performed in trying to keep Manchester City in first place in the real thing.

It was an important victory in that, barring a late, remarkable surge from Liverpool, defeats for Southampton and Manchester United on Saturday leave City overwhelming favourites to clinch fourth place and avoid the unthinkable financial calamity of missing out on next season’s Champions League.