**Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp says his side is under no pressure ahead of Wednesday’s visit to Manchester City.**A win will put Spurs in the Champions League, but if City triumph they will be favourites to secure the final spot.
“At the start of the year we all felt if anyone was going to break in to the top four then it was going to be Manchester City,” Redknapp said.
City boss Roberto Mancini has said the game gives them his players a chance to “change the history of the club.”
Victory for Spurs at Eastlands will guarantee them at least fourth place in the Premier League, and a first appearance in the Champions League, while a draw would leave their destiny in their own hands for the final-day trip to Burnley. If City win they will travel to West Ham knowing that matching Spurs’ result will see them finish in the top four.
Redknapp’s side have kept up with the pacesetters all season while previous City boss Mark Hughes paid the price for failing to live up to the expectations of the club’s Middle Eastern owners when he was sacked in December, and replaced by Mancini.
The Tottenham manager said City’s financial resources ensured they would have a successful future, but also cranked up the level of expectation in the short-term.
“I think Manchester City will eventually go on and win the championship in three or four years. It is a powerful outfit with the owners they have got now,” he said.
"At the start of the season, we would have been delighted with a European place or being in the top seven, so to have a chance of making the Champions League is great for us.
"To be involved in something at this stage of the season, is a massive game for us. We have been up there all year looking to try and break into the top four at the end of the season.
"We have both got difficult games at the weekend, we go to Burnley and Man City have got a tough game at West Ham.
“Everybody wants to win in front of their fans in the last game of the season, no-one wants to get beat. You don’t want to end the season on a downer and Burnley and West Ham will want to win.”
But despite all that is at stake, Mancini rejected the suggestion that his future would be dictated by the outcome of the match.
“There is no pressure. It is a football match not a war,” he said.
"If you are not happy where you work I don’t think you stay. I am happy because I want to build a good team here.
"Being in the Champions League would allow us to progress. It is important for the club and everyone here.
"But we must not be nervous and I don’t think the players are. They are all concentrated.
"My future does not come down to this game.
"We have qualified for the Europa League next year, that is important. Now we have a chance to do more."This article is from the BBC News website. © British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.
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