Manuel Pellegrini has admitted it is difficult to accept that his Manchester City side are battling for fourth place and insists his side will not give up on their title prospects, even if they are 15 points off the pace, and just a point ahead of fifth-paced West Ham United.
"We're disappointed because one month ago we were involved in all the competitions, just three points behind the leaders," Pellegrini, whose side lost the Manchester derby last time out, told journalists. "We have to play another eight games - it's not in this moment a bad season; we won a title, we're still in the Champions League."
The Man City manager knows that AFC Bournemouth will present a stiff test on Saturday, having won three of their last four matches, but City need to avoid being caught by the like of Manchester United, who are also just a point back.
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