Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola said Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur "deserve" to be ahead of them in the Premier League after losing 2-1 at Leicester City on Wednesday.
City lost their second match in a row and third in four matches on Boxing Day as the Foxes came from behind, consigning the Sky Blues to third in the Premier League at the halfway point of the season, behind the Reds and the Lilywhites.
Per City's official website, Guardiola said:
"They deserve it. They win games when we don't win games.