Defender Manuel Akanji believes Manchester City are in a strong position with respect to the Premier League title.

The Citizens are battling the likes of Arsenal and Liverpool for the league title this season.

They take on Arsenal in the Premier League on Sunday at the Etihad Stadium, looking to go back top.

“We're not happy if we finish second in the league or as runner-up in the Champions League," the Swiss international told GQ.

“We want to be there, we want to fight for these titles, and he brings that mentality to us.

“I think we're in a good position. We're one point behind Arsenal and Liverpool – we couldn't win [against Liverpool], but it was still a good point.

“We now have two big home games against Arsenal and [Aston] Villa. We're still in the race for three titles, so I think the season has been good – it's not great, but we're on a good path."