Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini insists his team can still retain their Premier League title despite falling nine points behind Manchester City.
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City were held 2-2 by Liverpool at the Ethiad Stadium on Sunday, wasting the opportunity to reduce the deficit at the top of the table to seven points in the wake of United's 1-0 victory at Fulham 24 hours earlier.
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Ultimately, after goals from Liverpool's Daniel Sturridge and Stephen Gerrard, City, who had led through Edin Dzeko, required a spectacular individual efffort fro Sergio Aguero 12 minutes from time to collect a point.
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But despite the mounting odds, Mancini remained defiant, citing last season when City won the league so memorably by recovering an eight-point disadvantage over the final six games.
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'' The championship is not over, absolutely not, because of last season and also two years ago '', said Mancini.