Manuel Pellegrini: ‘Manchester City are in a good position’

“Against Tottenham we played very well in the first half. This is a insane league this year”. “It is very nice, we want more and are ambitious and have a strong mentality in the dressing room”.

“What we are doing is a miracle so far but you imagine if we continue it is something unbelievable”. We have 39 points and now I want to see how we can achieve the other 39 or 40 points.

Manchester City have reportedly made Leroy Sané, the highly rated 19-year-old Schalke forward, a prime transfer target but would hope to pay less than the €40 million the German club are holding out for. “I think we showed a very good performance and after the Liverpool defeat we’ve played so well”, Ranieri told the club’s website.

Former Chelsea boss Ranieri, whose side host Bournemouth on Saturday, has also insisted star duo Jamie Vardy and Riyad Mahrez have both pledged to stay at the King Power Stadium this month.

Kompany had missed the eight games prior to stepping off the bench against the Black Cats, while he has since missed Tuesday’s goalless draw at Leicester.

“Vincent has an injury, a second degree of his calf”, Pellegrini said. “It’s hard for me to answer these questions because I repeat again, I am not a doctor”, he said. They have home games against their title rivals Arsenal, Spurs and Leicester in 2016 which could have a massive say on where the title ends up this season.

“It was good to have a clean sheet but for me the best thing from that game [City’s 0-0 draw with Leicester] was to continue playing the same way we did in the last two games”.

‘Usually the amount of points we have now (36) is not good to fight for the title but this is not a normal season. The team has grown in stature, is more mature, more reliable and we won the FA Cup and the Community Shield.

Kompany’s influence on the City side is huge and the team need him fit to bolster their Barclays Premier League title bid in the second half of the season.

He said: “If we didn’t win the last games that we played away, it is because we must improve. We must be confident because we are Manchester United, we are one of the biggest teams in the world”.