Manchester City's Premier League title hopes are all but over with the defending champions having left themselves too much ground to make up as they trail leaders Liverpool by 14 points, midfielder Bernardo Silva said.

Manchester City are looking for a much-needed victory in their first outing of the new year, taking on West Ham United on Saturday afternoon. The Cityzens ended a five-game winless run against Leicester City last time out but looked far from convincing in their 2-0 triumph.

A woeful run of just two wins in City's last 10 league games has derailed an attempted title defence, and Silva acknowledged his side's hopes are over barring a miracle