Pressure - it does one of two things, bursts pipes or makes diamonds, or at least that how the saying goes. If we have learned one thing from the weekend’s football action, it is that Manchester City and Wolverhampton Wanderers aren’t going to have a sparkling end to the season.

The Captain is not one for making big predictions, but I can confidently say that those two sides are doomed to failure.

Watching their games on Saturday, against Bolton and Sunderland respectively, I thought WrestleMania had arrived a few hours early.

Firstly Wolves defender Roger Johnson and Wayne Hennessy clashed and then, in the City game, Mario Balotelli and Aleksander Kolarov argued over who was the best person to take a free-kick.

While neither incident came to serious blows as the infamous Lee Bowyer versus Keiron Dyer fight at Newcastle in 2005, it does seem all is not well at both clubs.

Wolverhampton Wanders boss Terry Connor, tried to pass the incident off as though nothing had happened. He was quoted after the game saying “It was two players showing passion and determination to get things right for the club.”

No, I think it shows two players struggling to cope with the pressure they find themselves under and looking for someone else to blame.

Let’s not forget Roger Johnson was the player who, in early March, turned up to training drunk, whilst he was the club captain. Why he is still turning out for the club after that behaviour is beyond me.

But in truth Johnson should not be made the scapegoat if Wolves do get relegated. As chairman Steve Morgan is the main culprit for buckling under pressure.

He was the man who stormed into the Wolves dressing room after their 3-0 defeat at home to Liverpool to rant at his own players. He is the same guy, who panicked and sacked long serving boss Mick McCarthy.

Did he have another manager lined up? No. Instead he was forced to appoint McCarthy's assistant Terry Connor, when nobody else would take the job. An appointment he had to describe as 'not an embarrassment' to the nations press when it was announced. This is hardly the kind of level -headed, good business decisions you want from the person in charge of your club. He quite clearly has lost his composure when it mattered and it will cost the Midlands club dearly.

Balotelli could be seen as the culprit for City’s plight as well, but I think manager Roberto Mancini is more to blame.

As boss he is expected to remain calm and rally his troops for a rousing finish to the season. However, instead he seems intent on pointing the finger of blame away from his direction. Mancini was seen shaking his head as Balotelli scored his second goal against Sunderland on Saturday and criticised the player’s performance after the match.

Alex Ferguson on the other hand was full of praise for David De Gea, the Manchester United goalkeeper, following his performance against Blackburn.

Admittedly it was a good display from the Reds shot-stopper, but earlier in the season when the keeper was not having the best of form, did Ferguson openly criticise the keeper? No.

Ferguson didn’t buckle, like Morgan and Mancini, and look for someone else to blame for his plight.

He remained strong and resisted the pressure. As result it looks like they might be the ones to shine at the end of the season.

This could be mirrored at Blackburn. Did their chairman give in to fans protest and sack their manager Steve Kean? No.

It would have been easy for them to do so. They could have relieved the heat on them in December by blaming Kean and showing them the door.

But had they done so, I suspect the pipes would have burst and they would have left themselves in the same mess Wolves are in.