Aleksandar Kolarov challenges Man City to mount comeback in title race

Aleksandar Kolarov hopes Manchester City can produce their greatest comeback to reclaim the Premier League title.

City have slipped down to fourth-place following a run of three successive league defeats and Wednesday's 3-0 loss at Liverpool left them 10 points behind current leaders Leicester, albeit with a game in hand over their title rivals. 

However, City have come from behind from seemingly irretrievable positions before.

In 2012, a 1-0 defeat to Arsenal left City trailing Manchester United by eight points with six games remaining, but they managed to win all of their remaining matches to win the title. 

The situation was similar after a 3-2 defeat to Liverpool in 2014, but City claimed five wins from their five remaining matches to clinch their second Premier League crown. 

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Asked if winning the league from their current position would surpass those fightbacks, defender Kolarov said: "It could be. Four years ago we always knew we could come back and this could be another great City season, but first we have to do more on the pitch and that is up to us.

"I remember this game against Arsenal and when we won the second title there was a similar game against Liverpool that we lost 3-2.

"And especially I think this year, more than others, you see the other results as well have been very difficult to predict.

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"It will be difficult because it isn't all in our hands, so we have to look at other games as well, but I think we have to try and start by winning on Saturday, make sure we win all our other games and then expect that all the other clubs drop points.

"We have experience under [Roberto] Mancini almost four years ago and then [Manuel] Pellegrini two years ago, so I believe we can do it. We know it will be difficult but we have to believe."