Manchester City midfielder Samir Nasri is confident that his side can catch up with league-leaders Chelsea and win this season’s Premier League title.
The Citizens are currently in fourth-place, behind Chelsea, Liverpool and Arsenal, but if they win their two games in hand over their rivals, they will leap-frog from fourth to first due to their superior goal-difference over Jose Mourinho’s men.
Currently six points off Chelsea and just two points behind Arsenal and Liverpool, City are still in a good position to win their second Premier League title, and after securing the Capital One Cup trophy on Sunday, Nasri is confident that they can add the Premier League to their trophy cabinet for the season.
“I’m not scared about Chelsea or the league,” the Daily Mirror quotes the 26-year-old as saying. “There is plenty more to play and everyone is going to have difficult games.
“If we win our two games in hand, we are going to be top of the league. But it’s better not to talk and to act on the pitch.
“We’re there in the league and if we win our two games in hand, we will be top with Chelsea.
“It’s going to be tough until the end because Liverpool are still there too.”
Nasri scored City’s second at Wembley on Sunday during their 3-1 defeat and the Frenchman believes first-goalscorer Yaya Toure would be regarded the best midfielder in the world, if he wasn’t African.
Nasri added: “If he wasn’t African everyone will say he’s the best midfielder in the world.
“He can do everything, he can score goals, he can defend, he can attack.
“When he gets the ball he is so powerful. I might be a little bit biased because he’s my friend, but he’s in the top three of the best midfielders in the world.
“It counts against him being from Ivory Coast. If he was Argentinian or Brazilian everyone will talk about him, and they would pay £40-50million for him.”
Written by Alex Batt – @AlexBatt – @AlexsArticles
