Fernandinho has identified Christmas as key to Manchester City's title hopes.

Fernandinho already has one eye on winning one of the key battles ahead.

He told the Manchester Evening News: “I always say the Premier League is complicated, especially in December.

"It can sometimes be decided by who fights for the title most in December as there are a lot of games and sometimes teams have to change players.

“If you don't have the players to change then it can become complicated.

“In December we will see who is winning the title race as I believe this will give a strong indication to what will happen at the end."