CREATE TABLE table_name_22 (date VARCHAR, opponents VARCHAR, h___a VARCHAR, league_position VARCHAR)

What date was the game against manchester city when they had a league position of 2nd?
SELECT date FROM table_name_22 WHERE h___a = "a" AND league_position = "2nd" AND opponents = "manchester city"
SELECT "date" FROM "table_name_22" WHERE "2nd" = "league_position" AND "a" = "h___a" AND "manchester city" = "opponents"