Manuel Pellegrini is eager for Manchester City to produce a winning result against Chelsea this weekend.
The reigning Premier League champions take on the current league leaders at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday and Pellegrini is hoping his side can reduce the gap with Jose Mourinho's in-form Blues from five points to two.
"I always try to think of positives, so I hope we are not going to lose and we are not going to go eight points behind Chelsea," he said.
"I think we were unlucky in the last two games - against Bayern Munich (1-0 Champions League loss) in the way we lost with that goal and against Arsenal we deserved to win the three points (in the 2-2 draw).
"But things happen. We must win our next game at home and with that we will be two points behind the leader.
"That for me will be a very good start after playing Liverpool, Arsenal and Chelsea. That is why it is important to win on Sunday."
