It meant City were in the most unusual position: they’d completed their league season, they were top of the table, yet it was mathematically impossible for them to win the league.
Magdeburg are bottom of the home league table with seven points from 10 games and top of the away table with 27 from 11.
The previous season they’d collected 35 points on the road, culminating in the wild 3-2 win at Sheffield United that ultimately clinched the title, and were top of the away league table.
Division One, 1937-38: “I think Manchester City got relegated from the old Division One despite being the league’s top scorers,” writes Frank Lopez.
Norwich City charmed everyone by finishing third in the inaugural Premier League season, yet they ended the season with a negative goal difference.
