Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola was happy with their 3-1 win over Hull City.
The win moved fourth-placed City seven points above Arsenal and Manchester United, who have both played two games fewer.
City have dropped points against fellow top-four rivals Arsenal and Liverpool in recent weeks and Guardiola is expecting the battle for Champions League spots to go down to the wire.
"It's not a big gap," added the Catalan. "Arsenal have two less games and I am pretty sure it is going to happen until the end.
"We are going to fight against Arsenal and United and Liverpool to qualify. You have to know that.
"Before the game against Liverpool, after our defeat in Monaco, we spoke about that. It would be a success to qualify for the Champions League."