Pellegrini: Man City title chances decided in coming weeks

Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini says their title hopes will be decided in January.

City face Sunderland at the Etihad Stadium on the back of a disappointing defeat at Arsenal in the Barclays Premier League before heading to the Midlands on Tuesday for a game at surprise leaders Leicester.

"I will answer your questions at the end of January," said Pellegrini. "When we finish January we will see what happens with the team. The Arsenal game will be a moment of reflection.

"At the end of January we can be in the final of the Capital One Cup or not, still in the FA Cup or eliminated, we could be at the top of the table or six or eight points behind.

"It is very important to have the whole squad to be a solid and consistent team. I agree that we are not regularly playing (that) way but I don't want to talk about the last game because we lost it. I think it will be a very important point of reflection to start being the team we normally are again."