Manchester City defender John Stones insists Sunday's clash with Liverpool is not a title decider.
Stones intends to cut himself off from the hype surrounding the eagerly-anticipated clash because he already knows just how important it is.
Full attention now turns to that game after City took care of business in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final against Atletico Madrid on Tuesday by grinding out a hard-fought 1-0 win.
Champions City lead Liverpool, who have won their last 10 Premier League games, by just one point heading into the meeting at the Etihad Stadium.
Stones said: “We don't get sucked into all the outside noise and concentrate on what we do. All the time I've been here we've been very focused and tunnel vision on what's ahead of us.
“We're human beings and we know what is riding on this game and how important it is to us, but every game this season has been a final to us so we don't approach this any differently.
“There's obviously that extra buzz about the game and what it means, but it is just another game. It doesn't necessarily mean what will end up by the end of the season.
“I don't think about it too much like that because you can get carried away. Obviously it's an important game, we're first and second in the table – everyone knows that – but we have to concentrate on us and how we play our football and don't change our football."
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