Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola, has admitted that the Premier League title is not in their hands.

City are presently seven points behind league leaders Arsenal, despite having played one less game.

Guardiola’s side were held to a 2-2 draw at the Etihad by Nottingham Forest in the previous encounter, while Arsenal won 1-0 at Brighton.

Speaking ahead of their Champions League last-16 game at Real Madrid, Guardiola demanded the right mindset from his players.

He said: “It’s a pity that the Premier League is not in our hands, that was a big drop against Nottingham Forest.

“Don’t think about it much. Just recover, go to Madrid, make a good selection.

“Hopefully we can behave, I’m not talking win or lose, behave in the way who we are.

“It’s always my focus when we play in the big stages against big teams, it’s not win or lose, it’s be who we are as individuals and as a team.

“After that you can win or lose, you never know. But that is the main, main target I have in my mind. The players know it, I say it to them all the time.” (Daily Sun)