London, May 26 -- Manchester City finished third in the Premier League as they beat Fulham on the final day to secure a place in the Champions League next term.
Pep Guardiola's fallen champions - they went into the season on the back of four straight Premier League titles - have endured a disappointing campaign, failing to win a major trophy for the first
time since 2017 and ending 13 points behind champions Liverpool.
City dominated the opening stages and deservedly took the lead on 21 minutes courtesy of Ilkay Gundogan's stunning bicycle kick - his first league goal of the campaign - after Fulham goalkeeper Bernd Leno pushed Matheus Nunes' cross into the German's path on Sunday, the BBC reported.
Fulham, though, responded well as Harr...