Christian Eriksen: 'Tottenham Hotspur need more than a miracle'

By Daniel Lewis, Senior Reporter | 21 December 2017

Christian Eriksen says that Tottenham Hotspur will continue focusing on their own results in order to finish in a "better position" than the one they currently occupy.

Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Christian Eriksen has confessed that only a "miracle" will stop Manchester City from winning the Premier League title this season.

The Citizens have opened up an 11-point lead on closest challengers Manchester United, while Spurs in seventh are 21 points further back.

Eriksen witnessed City's quality up close last weekend when on the wrong end of a 4-1 defeat, and the Denmark international admits that a big improvement is now needed ahead of his side's trip to surprise package Burnley on Saturday.

"We have shown before, with the team we have and the players we have, that we should have done better, and we could have done better," he told Sky Sports News. "Now we have had a week to prepare for Burnley and they are above us, so we need to be in top form.

"I think you need more than a miracle to catch City, but we are focused on ourselves and trying to come into a better position than we are in now. Of course we need to improve a lot but City is a long way ahead."

Prior to their defeat at the Etihad Stadium, Tottenham had won three in a row in all competitions.