Joleon Lescott says its important Manchester City do not allow their season to tail off.

City are now eight points behind leaders Manchester United.

Lescott said in the Manchester Evening News: "It's out of our hands but we've got to keep going and if United slip up then we've got to be there to capitalise.

"If they don't, then obviously it's going to be impossible for us to catch them now.

"We're professional and we owe it to the fans that we're not going to roll over and die.

"We've got to apply ourselves in the right way in every game."