Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini has said that his side now have a difficult task to retain their Premier League title after losing to Liverpool.
Goals from Jordan Henderson and Philippe Coutinho cancelled out Edin Dzeko’s strike for City on Sunday; a defeat which leave City now five points behind leaders Chelsea, who have a game in hand.
“It is three points less with one game less,” Pellegrini conceded to Sky Sports. “Of course it is difficult to reach the top of the table if you lose three points.
“But we must keep going and try to return to our normal performance and see where it takes us.”
The former Real Madrid boss said that City’s mistakes need to be sorted if they are going to press Jose Mourinho’s side.
“It was a close game but Liverpool won because they scored two beautiful goals,” he observed. “But in the first half we lost too many balls, especially in the first 15 minutes.
“After that we equalised and then hit the post through Aguero but, in the second half, we didn’t arrive in their box so we tried to change our style of play.
“I’m concerned that we are losing the ball too much – pressure is a factor. There is much we must analyse to improve.”