Man City won't declare this campaign a success, but they can still win an FA Cup and a spot in next season's Champions League, which is something worth smiling about.

Aside from Pep Guardiola's City, this season's last four has an unfamiliar feel but all involved have their own motivation to lift the cup

In this eventuality, the eighth-placed team would miss out on European football next season. Manchester United, for example, won the FA Cup last season after finishing outside the European places in the Premier League and qualified for the Europa League and that meant Newcastle United were pushed out of European qualification.