Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini believes Sunday's 2-0 win over Chelsea is enough of a reason for his side not to give up on retaining their title.
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After Frank Lampard's effort from the penalty spot was saved by Joe Hart, City went on to claim the victory thanks to goals from Yaya Toure and Carlos Tevez at the Etihad Stadium.
The Citizens' triumph over the Blues cut Manchester United's lead at the top of the Premier League standings back to 12 points, with 11 matches left in the season.
Buoyed by the weekend's result, Mancini is optimistic of the reigning champions not relinquishing their crown without a fight.
"In football, it is finished when it is finished: the last minute of the last game," the Italian said. "I think our job is to continue to work. We worked well this week. It was important to start well - be strong, don't concede anything."
While impressed with Hart's spot-kick heroics, Mancini questioned the England number one's initial error in judgement after he brought down Demba Ba in the box.
Mancini added: "I say to him everything when he did a fault. I think we can't concede a penalty like this with a kick (long ball) from 45 metres - he and Kolo Toure both did a mistake."
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