Football news - Manchester City's title hopes are not over, says Ilkay Gundogan
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Published 11/11/2019 at 12:41 GMT
Ilkay Gundogan is refusing to throw in the towel in the Premier League title race, despite Manchester City falling nine points behind Liverpool.
Ilkay Gündogan - Manchester City
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Pep Guardiola's reigning champions have slipped to fourth in the table following Sunday's 3-1 reverse at Anfield, their third defeat of the campaign.
Liverpool by contrast have dropped just two points all season but the Germany midfielder is adamant that his side's hopes of a third straight Premier League remain alive.
"We have to accept it, but there is a long way to go. Last season in January we were quite far behind and were able to turn it around," he said.
"But we are not independent any more - we have to see how our competitors do, especially Liverpool, and that makes the situation more uncomfortable.
"We have to keep trying to play well and amass as many points as possible.
"I don't feel the title has already gone, and I don't think the Liverpool players will feel like that, because we are all professionals.
"We all try to do our best on the pitch but sometimes it doesn't work out - we are human beings.
"It's an interesting competition and will be a great season for the spectators.
"We want to put pressure on ourselves and if we can reach our level in every game the results will come automatically."
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