Pellegrini anticipates a fight to the finish

Manager Manuel Pellegrini was content with Manchester City's 1-1 draw at Arsenal on Saturday, saying he expected the four title contenders to continue to drop points until the end of the season.

"It has been a good week for us, gaining four points against Manchester United and Arsenal, both away games," Chilean Pellegrini said. "We had clear chances in the first half to win it and were a bit unlucky.

"Arsenal had a better second half but in the first half we had four clear chances and maybe we could have finished the game before halftime.