Pablo Zabaleta claims Manchester City can have no excuse
if they do not reclaim the Premier League crown this season.
City have 10 games remaining and know their title destiny
is in their own hands.
Manuel Pellegrini's men climbed to third in the table by
thrashing Fulham 5-0 on Saturday.
They still trail leaders Chelsea by six points but have
three games in hand on the Londoners. They have also played two games fewer
than second-placed Liverpool, whom they trail by two points.
The battle is tight but Zabaleta hopes City can pull
through with a bit more to spare than when they famously clinched glory in the
last minutes of the season two years ago.
Zabaleta said: "Hopefully, it won't be the same as
last time we won the title because it is going to be difficult.
"But as I have said before, we just need to keep
focused on what we are doing now. We need to try to win every game but
everything is in our hands.
"We don't have an excuse now. We only have Premier
League games and we have time to recover well between the games.
"We know it is going to be very tough until the end
but we have a great team, we have belief enough to win this title.
"Everything depends on us. We just need to keep
working hard and winning games. Hopefully we can celebrate something at the end
of this season."
City face a test of their credentials with two difficult
away games in the coming week.
They travel to fallen champions and rivals Manchester
United on Tuesday before heading to fellow challengers Arsenal next weekend.
United have failed to keep pace with the leaders this
season but Zabaleta expects the derby to have lost none of its edge and is
anticipating a difficult night at Old Trafford.
The Argentina international, 29, said: "It doesn't
matter, the situation of United. The game is special for both teams.
"We know how important it is to win the game for the
players, the fans, the club. That is why we need to go there and try to win the
game.
"We know Chelsea at the moment are on the top and
even if we have got three games in hand we need to win there and see what
happens next game.
"We have won at Old Trafford recently and hopefully
we can do it again - but it is not just the United game. We need to win all of
them."
Culled from Skysports
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