The defending Premier League champions lost 3-2 to the Red Devils at home on Sunday to fall six points behind them in second place in the table.
"United have more experience but we have a much better team and play much better football," the Daily Mail quotes him as saying.
City will take on Newcastle United away from home in the Premier League on Saturday.
Restore Data
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | PTS | |
| 1 | Liverpool | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 18 |
| 2 | Manchester CityMan City | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 17 |
| 3 | Arsenal | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 17 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 14 |
| 5 | Aston Villa | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 14 |
| 6 | Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 12 |
| 7 | Newcastle UnitedNewcastle | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 12 |
| 8 | Fulham | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 11 |
| 9 | Tottenham HotspurSpurs | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 10 |
| 10 | Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 10 |
| 11 | Brentford | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 10 |
| 12 | West Ham UnitedWest Ham | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | -1 | 8 |
| 13 | Bournemouth | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 8 |
| 14 | Manchester UnitedMan Utd | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 8 |
| 15 | Leicester CityLeicester | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -3 | 6 |
| 16 | Everton | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 15 | -8 | 5 |
| 17 | Ipswich TownIpswich | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | -8 | 4 |
| 18 | Crystal Palace | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 3 |
| 19 | Southampton | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 15 | -11 | 1 |
| 20 | Wolverhampton WanderersWolves | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 21 | -12 | 1 |
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