Thursday 21 December 2017 19:40, UK
Tottenham's Christian Eriksen thinks it will "take more than a miracle" to stop Manchester City winning the Premier League after their remarkable start to the season.
The Denmark international says Spurs have plenty to look forward to over the remainder of the campaign, not least a possible Champions League run.
Mauricio Pochettino's squad finished second in the Premier League last season but find themselves seventh this campaign, following a disheartening 4-1 defeat at Manchester City last Saturday.
Having won 16 games in a row, City are currently 11 points clear at the top of the table and 21 points above Spurs and Eriksen admits the title race is all but over.
Speaking to Sky Sports, Eriksen said: "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.
"Now we have 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."
A highlight of Spurs' season has been their exploits in the Champions League and, having topped a tough group which included Real Madrid and Borussia Dortmund, they will play Juventus in the last 16.
Eriksen hopes Spurs can enjoy a decent run but thinks it may be too soon to think about winning the competition.
"It is a long run and there are some very difficult teams in between," said Eriksen. "We will test ourselves in the first game against Juventus and see where we are at.
"There will be some fun games to play and hopefully some exciting times. We will see how far it ends up.
"To say we have to win Champions League from where we came from to where we are now is a bit too big I think."
Eriksen and some of his Tottenham team-mates were at The Whittington Hospital in north London on Wednesday, handing out presents to children.
And the father-to-be said the players were glad of the chance to spend time with the youngsters.
"We do (enjoy it)," he said. "We have a tough season but one afternoon I think everyone should make time for this and it makes a big difference for the kids. Most of them follow football.
"You can see the smiles when we come in, but unfortunately already we have had an Arsenal fan!
"We are here to support them and hopefully give them a bit of happiness."
