Kompany: don’t write off City yet

VINCENT Kompany insists Manchester City’s title hopes are still alive despite a disappointing defeat by Arsenal.

City will fall eight points behind league leaders Chelsea if they follow up their defeat with another against the leading side.

Manuel Pellegrini’s men rarely looked like a team capable of winning the title on Sunday, but Kompany thinks it would be foolish to write them off. He says the Arsenal result could help City’s chances of winning the league, since he says the team will be more determined to beat the league leaders.

“In theory it should be better for us now because we will definitely be more fired up for that match,” the City captain said. “We have always been great in games like this so I’m actually looking forward to it.”

City moved level with Chelsea over the Christmas period, but draws against Everton and Burnley have proved costly for Pellegrini’s side.