Pep Guardiola said his Manchester City team will be poised to pounce if Premier League leaders Liverpool falter, following a comfortable 3-0 win over Wolves that left City four points behind Jurgen Klopp's side.
Two first-half goals from Gabriel Jesus, either side of a straight red card for Wolves' French defender Willy Boly, allowed City to demonstrate that they had banished their shaky December form.
The City manager was in no mood to analyse the table and insisted he is interested only in his own team's performances.
"We cannot play the games against Liverpool, we cannot do anything about them," said Guardiola.
"All we can do is win our games and be there. We've spoken to our players about it and the fact we cannot control what they can do. All we can do is be there and maybe one day they fail. But if they don't lose, then they'll be champions.
"We've done incredible numbers after last season, but one team has done better than us so far. All we can do is be there until the end and the results will dictate who will win."
"It was quite a bad tackle but I'm fine," said Bernardo. "Yes, he did apologise at the end of the game. These things happen."
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