Intro:

Reaction from Stamford Bridge after Chelsea maintined thier five point lead at the top of the English Premier League with a 1-1 draw at home against second-placed Manchester City on Saturday (31st January).

Script:

SOUNDBITE (English) Manuel Pellegrini, Manchester City coach:

"Well, I think that our team tried to win the game from the first minute until the end. I'm very proud about that, because it's not easy to come here to Stamford Bridge against the leaders of the Premier League, with very good players and I think that we created, especially in the first half, clear chances to deserve more than a point. That's why I'm not happy about the point, but I'm happy about the performance of the team."

SOUNDBITE (English) Manuel Pellegrini, Manchester City coach:

"Well, I don't know what happened with Chelsea, I think that from the first minute we came for the three points. We made some changes to continue to try and create the space against a team that defended very well, very near their box. It's very dangerous as well, the counter-attack, so you can't just think about attacking. I think that was the most important thing about the game, that they didn't have any chances to have those fast counter-attacks that they always do."

SOUNDBITE (English) Manuel Pellegrini, Manchester City coach:

"Of course. What's important is that today we tried to close the gap. We tried, but we couldn't (do it). We still have 45 points more to play, so I don't think... I said before the game also, that this was a very important game, but it's not a final. We have time to try to recover those five points."