Kevin De Bruyne says Manchester City cannot expect to win all of their remaining Premier League fixtures - even if doing so guarantees them the title after the entertaining draw with Liverpool.
City's breathless 2-2 draw keeps them a point ahead of Liverpool with seven games remaining, with Jurgen Klopp's side now reliant on the Blues dropping points if they want to win the league.
Reflecting on the draw, goalscorer De Bruyne admitted that City could have won the game to move four points clear of Liverpool, but nobody on either side will be looking too far ahead in the title race.
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Praising City's performance in an interview with Sky Sports, De Bruyne said: "It was hard, to be fair we played excellent. We conceded twice but the way we played was very good. Should have scored more. We keep going. The quality and intensity [from Liverpool] is there, it showed and it was a great game.
"It should [have been more at half time] but we were still winning. The way the second half started is disappointing. We know Liverpool can score with a couple of chances. We played great and created enough chances to win but it didn't happen.
"Riyad chose to chip the keeper [in the last minute], if it goes in it's a wonder goal but it didn't happen. We played very well and had the upper hand. We didn't win, it can happen but that's the way we need to play going forward."
De Bruyne was asked whether the point benefits City more than Liverpool, but he insisted his side will focus on performances before plotting a route to the title.
"It's similar, a lot of people said whoever wins the title goes to there but neither team thinks that," he revealed.
"The schedule is way too tough for both teams to win all the games. We'll try but the way we played today is the way we need to move forward."
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