De Jong - We can do it

Midfielder confident City can finish fourth in top flight

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De Jong - We can do it

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Manchester City midfielder Nigel de Jong believes the club have a 'good chance' of finishing fourth in the top flight.

The race for the last UEFA Champions League qualification spot is hotting up, with City, Spurs, Liverpool and Aston Villa all in the running, with just four points separating the four contenders.

Fifth-placed City are on the same points as Spurs, with a game in hand, and Roberto Mancini's side were handed a big boost when sixth-placed Liverpool - who are a point behind, having played two more matches than City - lost 1-0 at Wigan on Tuesday.

De Jong believes that defeat has handed the initiative to his side, who are also boosted with an up-coming home clash against Villa, with Martin O'Neill's team currently four points behind City with a game in hand.

Good chance

The Dutchman told Sky Sports News: "(We have a) good chance, I mean Liverpool lost yesterday so it's going to be a tight race at the end.

"Everybody goes for fourth place of course but I think we can do it.

"We've got one game in hand (over Spurs), we've got a couple of good games against our opponents as well at home so you've just got to try to keep going and focusing, try to get those three points in every game and we'll see where we end (up)."