Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini insists defeat to Leicester City doesn't end their title pursuit.

Pellegrini was impressed by Leicester but claimed the title race was far from over.

He said: "If they continue the way they are playing they are favourites. They are doing well and have an advantage in points. We played against a very good team and it is fair to give them merit.

"But it just depends on what they can do from now until the end of the season. Having to play 13 games more is very difficult to predict.

"It was our chance at home to recover the lead in the table. We couldn't do it and now we are six points behind Leicester, but we have another 39 points to play for so it is important to be focused game by game and try to beat Tottenham here, as they are another team fighting for the title.

"We'll see what happens between Arsenal and Leicester. There are too many things that can happen with 39 points more to play for - but this was a defeat we didn't expect."