Joe Hart believes Manchester City have the credentials to make up the points gap to Premier League leaders Manchester United, despite their Boxing Day defeat to Sunderland at the Stadium of Light.
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United overcame Newcastle United 4-3 at Old Trafford, but City were unable to keep up the chase as they slumped to a 1-0 defeat, with winger Adam Johnson squeezing the ball in at the near post to haunt his former club.
Hart admitted the loss was far from ideal, but remained adamant that the Red Devils are under the same pressure as the Citizens.
"We've had leads, United have had the lead - it's to-ing and fro-ing at the moment," he told the club's official website.
"We're a team of winners, it's hard and it hurts but we've got to move on. It is hard to lead and it is hard to chase too.
"We've clawed points back before, we proved it at the end of last year - we've just got to believe."
The England international was disappointed to concede the goal, after Craig Gardner appeared to foul Pablo Zabaleta in the build-up.
"First and foremost someone stamped on Zaba - it was a blatantly obvious foul but what can you do?" the 25-year-old added.
"A few of our players have stopped but Johnno has seen me sniffing for a cross and he's struck it well with that stiff ankle of his and it just deviated under my hand unfortunately."
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