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Chelsea and Liverpool WILL drop points! Manuel Pellegrini insists City still in title hunt
MANUEL PELLEGRINI insists Manchester City's Premier League title hopes remain alive because he is convinced rivals Liverpool and Chelsea will drop points in the run-in.
City appeared to have blown their chance following defeat at Anfield on Sunday and the home draw with Sunderland in midweek.
And they could fall further behind this weekend because they do not play West Brom till Monday evening.
But Pellegrin is remaining positive. He said: "Yes, I am absolutely sure that the other teams will drop more points the same way we dropped points in our last game. We will try to win all 15 points available to us and at the end of the season we will see which team wins the title."
I am absolutely sure that the other teams will drop more points the same way we dropped points in our last game.
City will be without David Silva (ankle) and YayaToure (groin) again for Monday's game while Jesus Navas is also a doubt.
He added: "The three of them are injured at the moment. Yaya is improving but it is a muscle injury so it is difficult for him to be fit so soon."
Pellegrini dismissed suggestions his job could be on the line if City fail to win the title.
He said: "It is not a problem in this moment. I have never heard any complaints about that. All of us want to win as much as we can but I didn't hear any talk about that and I am not thinking about that."