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Bernardo Silva has accepted that Manchester City's bid for a fifth consecutive Premier League title is out of reach, given their 16-point deficit to leaders Liverpool.

After making history with four straight titles last season, City now appears likely to be dethroned by Liverpool, who has lost only one of their 25 league matches under new manager Arne Slot.

Pep Guardiola's team, in contrast, has suffered seven Premier League defeats, including a streak of four consecutive losses in November.

Ahead of the Champions League second-leg tie against Real Madrid, Silva admitted that City's focus has shifted away from the domestic title and towards European success.

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We know that if we stay in this competition, anything can happen."

Silva acknowledged the difficulty of facing Real Madrid but emphasized the team's motivation to achieve something special in the Champions League: "Of course the draw was not nice to play against Madrid, never easy, but we have the motivation of trying to do something in this competition, knowing it's a special competition and difficult one."

Silva's admission comes ahead of Liverpool's trip to the Etihad this weekend in what is a crucial few days for Liverpool and Slot.

Villa brought in quite a lot of good players in the winter break as well and already had a very good team

Villa qualified for [the] top eight in the Champions League, so it tells you that it's a strong team we are going to face.

"But that's what I started with, Wolves at home was also tough for us, so every game in this period of time for every team in the league is difficult."

City meanwhile travels to the Bernabeu, looking to overturn a 3-2 defeat in the first leg at the Etihad
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