Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta says he now has "more belief" that his side can win the title, despite their 3-1 defeat by Manchester City at Emirates Stadium.
"They still have it [the belief], I can sense it. They feel they can do it," Arteta said.
After beating Manchester United on 22 January, Arsenal were five points clear with a game in hand, but have taken just one point from nine since.
In a predictably feisty encounter between the league's top two sides, Kevin de Bruyne opened the scoring after latching onto a Takehiro Tomiyasu's backpass, but later had bottles thrown at him by supporters after he was substituted in the second half.