EPL: We are confident - Zabaleta

Manchester City defender Pablo Zabaleta
believes they can handle the pressure if the
title race goes down to the wire as they look to
make the most of Liverpool's slip against
Chelsea.
Brendan Rodgers' side lost 2-0 at home on
Sunday and with City winning by the same
scoreline at Crystal Palace later in the day,
they remain firmly in the hunt to reclaim the
crown they won in 2011/12.
A 3-2 home win on the final day of that
season saw them finish ahead of rivals
Manchester United on goal difference and this
year's race could also go down to the wire.
Manuel Pellegrini's side now trail leaders
Liverpool by three points and second-placed
Chelsea by one, but crucially they have a
game in hand on both and boast a superior
goal-difference.
"We know that we've been in this situation two
years ago and I think we had been talking
about that last week," said Zabaleta.
"The most important thing we've learned from
that experience was the team spirit to keep
fighting until the end.
"Whoever ends as the champions, it is
because they will deserve it, and we are one of
those teams who will fight for it."
Yaya Toure made the first goal for Edin Dzeko
and scored the other at Selhurst Park and
Zabaleta believes the return from injury of the
midfielder could spur them on in their final
three games against Everton, Aston Villa and
West Ham.
"You always need big players in the team. I
think Yaya showed one more time that he's
one of the main players of this team," he
added.
"He's having a great season; one assist,
another goal, fantastic for the team and great
to see Yaya back.
"We have three games still to play, everything
is in our hands again. We know that we must
win those games if we want to win the title
again.
"But it's going to be very difficult, the next
game is Everton away and that's always been
very tough for us.
"They are playing for the fourth place, so
nothing is going to be easy."