Manchester City coach David Platt has rubbished doubts over their bottle in the Premier League title race.

Platt has no doubts over the Blues' durability.

And he feels last season's FA Cup triumph has proved the self-belief to know success can be achieved no matter what outsiders might say.

"Do you go up and down with results? Yes," he said.

"I was down the other night. Everyone is disappointed because we have lost a home game that makes reaching the Carling Cup final difficult.

"But is this group of players capable of winning by two goals at Anfield? All season it has shown us that it is.

"This is a team that won last year. Winning the FA Cup will help. It has given us the knowledge that we can win and the desire to win more.

"There is always something else to look forward to. Pressure is what you create yourself, I just know we have a team full of ability."