Pellegrini focused only on City

MANCHESTER City boss Manuel Pellegrini is not about to start taking any notice of Jose Mourinho’s latest mind games after the Portugese coach declared it was now impossible for Chelsea to win the Barclays Premier League.

The Blues slumped to a shock 1–0 defeat at Crystal Palace on Saturday, after which Mourinho claimed his team’s hopes of staying top are over with six matches to go.

But City failed to take full advantage and were held to a 1–1 draw at Arsenal in Saturday’s late kick–off.

Liverpool moved two points clear of Chelsea after beating Tottenham 4–0 at Anfield yesterday – but City’s destiny is still in their own hands, having played a couple of matches less than the sides above them and with a visit to Anfield still to come.

Pellegrini is expecting the championship race to go to the wire: “My way of thinking is that the four teams have the same option to win the title,” the City boss said.

“It is very close. We don’t have six points more, we have two games postponed, it is not the same thing so I think all four teams have the same chances.”