Manchester City goalkeeper Joe Hart admits they face a decisive few weeks ahead.

They trail league leaders Chelsea by two points now, but Hart believes taking on Arsenal and the Blues in the next few weeks will separate the men from the boys in the title race.

He said: "It would change things if we won them, but we take it one game at a time.

"Next up is the Arsenal game so we want to create a good atmosphere at home and get a positive result.

"Then we have the FA Cup [against Middlesbrough] which we are really looking to push on in, and then Chelsea takes care of itself.

"We have led before and we want to be up there, but there is plenty of time and we are in a really good position.

"We have still to play Chelsea, and that is a really key game, but Arsenal next week at home could be a big three points for us."