Manchester City¡¯s Premier League title hopes are all but over with the defending champion having left itself too much ground to make up as it trails first-place Liverpool by 14 points, midfielder Bernardo Silva said.
City lifted a record fourth straight English top-flight title last season, but has struggled in this campaign and is sixth in the standings after winning only two of its last 10 league matches.
Pep Guardiola¡¯s team has been hit hard by injuries this season, with Ballon d¡¯Or winner Rodri out for the rest of the campaign and several players spending lengthy spells on the sidelines.
¡°Right now, it¡¯s about accepting reality,¡± Silva told Sky Sports in an interview published on Thursday. ¡°I¡¯m not looking at Liverpool. I¡¯m sixth in the league, I cannot be looking at Liverpool or Arsenal.
¡°I¡¯m looking at the next game to try and win three points ... I wouldn¡¯t say it¡¯s impossible because in football there are no impossibles, but right now Manchester City is completely out of the title race, no question about that, it¡¯s too late for us.
¡°People say you cannot win the league until January, but you can lose it. This season the reality is that we have lost it.¡±
City hosts 13th-placed West Ham United in a league match on Saturday, before taking on fourth-tier side Salford City in the FA Cup on Jan. 11.
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