Pep Guardiola insists he never said the title race was over after Manchester City went down to Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday.
The Citizens saw their lead reduced to six points when they down 3-2 to Spurs at the Etihad.
Second-placed Liverpool also have a game in hand on City, and Guardiola says his team will "fight for every game".
"We have to fight for every game and every game we are going to win we will be closer," he told reporters.
"I said weeks ago we have to make a lot of points to be champions and this is what we will try to do.
"I think we performed well – honestly. I never said the title race was over. It's normal. In January and February the teams at the bottom won their games because everyone fights for everything. It will be difficult. We know it.
"But it's happened. We lost a game. We will recover with training sessions and prepare for the next game."
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