Intro:

Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini says the coming weeks will be "decisive" for Premier League clubs as he looks ahead to his side's match against Swansea.

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SOUNDBITE (English) Manuel Pellegrini, Manchester City manager:
(talking about Swansea manager Garry Monk and his team).
"I think he's doing a very good job. I watched the last game that Swansea played (2-1 win at home to Arsenal). They are playing well. They are a very good team. (They have) good players, playing as a technical team. They are doing very well (5th in the table). I'm sure we are going to have a very tough game tomorrow."

(Q: "In terms of that title, is it still a title that can be won by any team other than Chelsea?")

"Yes of course. I said we have to play 27 games more. That's a lot of points to fight for them. So I think that when mathematics say you can do it, I think all the teams can do it. But I think December and this week of November are decisive months for the Premier League. I think we are going to play eight games of the Premier League, we are going to finish the first round (of fixtures) at the end of December. We have 24 points more to try to win. We must try to do it. I think that's the only way to try to be, maybe not on top of the table, because Chelsea are in a very good moment, but it's important to have a good first round. I think a good first round is more than 41 or 42 points."