By Abdul Moiz Malik Published: April 22, 2019 0 SHARES Share Tweet Email Manchester City’s players pose before the Champions League quarter-final second leg match against Tottenham Hotspur at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, on April 17, 2019. PHOTO: AFP For the third straight year, Manchester City have failed to progress to the semi-finals of the Champions League. The best Manchester City ever fared in the competition in recent memory was when they progressed to the semi-finals in 2016, in what would prove to be Manuel Pellegrini’s farewell season. Now City will have to wait for another year to try and better that record. City’s ouster at the hands of Tottenham Hotspurs was reminiscent of their defeat in 2016, when AS Monaco progressed through to the quarter-finals on away goals after having drawn with City on aggregate. Video assistant referee (VAR) drama, denied goals and a missed penalty in the first leg, all combined to deny City an unprecedented quadruple title haul. Tottenham Hotspur’s Spanish striker Fernando Llorente (C) celebrates scoring his team’s third goal during the UEFA Champions League. Tottenham Hotspur’s South Korean striker Son Heung-Min celebrates scoring his team’s second goal during the UEFA Champions League quarter final. City…