Tuesday 10 May 2016 08:25, UK
Bacary Sagna accepts Manchester City will only have themselves to blame if they fail to secure a Champions League place for next season.
City are in danger of dropping out of the Premier League's top four after winning just one of their last four games in the competition.
Their latest setback was a 2-2 draw with Arsenal on Sunday, where they twice led only to be pegged back on each occasion.
If rivals Manchester United win their game in hand against West Ham in Tuesday's Sky Live clash, City will have dropped down to fifth before their final game of the season at Swansea.
"It's very disappointing, especially with the way we started the season but we are to blame," said Sagna.
"We had everything in our hands to be the best and I believe if we play like we did against Arsenal we are the best team - but we have to play like this all season.
"But this is the past now and we have to keep our heads up. We can still make it happen.
"We have to recover, work well during the week and take the three points against Swansea. Then we will see what happens with the other results."
City, who opened their campaign with five straight wins, have been in a Champions League position for most of the season and Sagna feels they must try to remain there for the arrival of new manager Pep Guardiola.
"To me we deserve it. We gave it a lot," added Sagna.
"Of course we are not perfect, of course we could have done better, but to me we deserve to be in the Champions League places.
"It's a big project that we are part of. We have managed to reach the semi-final this season so that shows we are quite a good team.
"It's vital for us to be part of the Champions League."
