Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini refuses to give up on the title after their defeat at Burnley.
George Boyd struck the only goal of the game with a sweet, low left-foot half-volley from the edge of the area just after the hour.
Pellegrini said: "Every point we drop will be more difficult.
"When you have mathematical chances you must try to continue fighting, but the most important thing is to trust in what we are doing, try to win the next game and we will see at the end of the season where you will finish."