Pep Guardiola has ruled Manchester City out of the title race following their 4-0 loss at Everton.

City are now 10 points behind Chelsea.

Asked whether City were out of the title race, Guardiola replied: “Yes. The first one is a 10-point gap and that is a lot. The second one is three points, so we have to see. I spoke with the players for the last three weeks to forget about the table, focus on the next game and do our best. After that, at the end of the season, we’ll analyse how our level was, our performance, the coach, the players. After we are going to decide.”

Guardiola is in his first season as manager of City.

“I want us to get better and better and feel we are able to score goals. When that happens we are going to suffer less behind. Our strikers will have more confidence. It is tough for the players. I was a player and understand how tough it is for them right now. We are trying to do absolutely everything. But it’s not the first time it’s happened this season.”