The scrap for the top four
in English football has become
ever tighter in recent weeks, and with just four games left for the Manchester side, there is a real fight for the 3rd and 4th
spots between themselves, Liverpool, Manchester City and Arsenal.
Paterson had originally endorsed Stringer but had also privately told Spitzer that he would help him if he
ever wanted to get back into public office, putting him
in a
tight spot.