

Second-placed Liverpool have two games in hand before their visit to Crystal Palace while Chelsea, in third, host Tottenham. The result gives a flicker of hope to City's rivals, who can both make up ground when they play on Sunday, though Guardiola says even if his side had won, the title race is "not over in January".

I know how difficult this stadium is, with the way they play and how good we have played." "Without the ball, everybody helps each other. "I feel, as a manager, confident for the future with the way we are behaving," Guardiola told BBC Sport.

Southampton 1-1 Man City: Man City gave 'exceptional' performance says Pep Guardiola
