Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said his players had overcome the disappointment of losing the Manchester derby to local rivals Manchester United on Sunday.
Defeat by second-placed United at home ended leaders City's 21-match unbeaten run in all competitions.
"... The second day was better, today completely on fire. It's a common reaction," Guardiola told a news conference on Tuesday.
"Everyone realised how difficult it is to win good games, to do a good run... now we focus on the next one.
"It's not a bad moment. A bad moment is playing bad and not getting results in a lot of games. We're close - every team is fighting for something. We're seeing how tough the games are. Tomorrow will not be an exception.
"There's still a lot of work to do to arrive in the last games in contention to win the league. We're alive in all competitions. It doesn't matter what happens tomorrow - of course we want to win - but there are still many games."
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The Spaniard fumed at a question about Southampton's leaky defence before their Premier League meeting on Wednesday, saying it will be an "incredible success" to beat them following a derby defeat by Manchester United.
"We'll score 18. This will be the result. What a question. They conceded nine when they played 80 minutes (with) 10 (men) against 11," Guardiola said.
"Do you think this is a joke and we'll score 18 goals? It'll be an incredible success for us to win this game, that's all," he added.
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