Joleon Lescott senses greater determination inside the Manchester City dressing room.

Lescott believes that losing their undefeated record at Chelsea earlier this month has only made City harder to beat. Roberto Mancini's side have gone a whole year unbeaten at home in 2011, winning 27 games and drawing the other two in all competitions.

"The Chelsea defeat was never going to damage our confidence," said Lescott. "It hurt us a bit, being our first loss, but it also woke us up a bit.

"We had a similar kind of performance in the Community Shield against United, and that woke us up. Now hopefully the defeat at Chelsea will do the same."