Key keywords: Jérémy Doku, Manchester City, Premier League title race, 2024/25 Premier League season, Pep Guardiola, Arsenal FC, Liverpool FC, Premier League standings, Etihad Stadium In a recent exclusive interview ahead of Manchester City’s home fixture against Nottingham Forest, Belgian winger Jérémy Doku reaffirmed the squad’s unshakable resolve to fight for the 2024/25 Premier League title until the final whistle of the last match, dismissing mounting speculation that the reigning champions have fallen too far behind in the title race to mount a successful defence. As of mid-March 2025, City sit third in the Premier League table, four points behind leaders Arsenal and two points adrift of second-placed Liverpool, with nine matches remaining in the campaign. Doku, who recently returned to full fitness after a six-week layoff with a hamstring injury, stressed that the dressing room has not lost faith, pointing to the club’s history of dramatic late title pushes as proof that they can overturn the deficit. “We know what we are capable of. This team has won titles by overturning bigger gaps before, so no one here is going to give up, no matter what the papers or the pundits say,” Doku told reporters. “Every single point matters from now on, and we are going to fight for every 50-50, every tackle, every chance in every remaining match. We don’t care who is in front of us, we just focus on winning our own games first.” The 22-year-old, whose blistering pace and dribbling ability have made him one of the most dangerous wide attackers in the league, added that manager Pep Guardiola has kept the squad focused and grounded, avoiding any unnecessary talk of the points gap and instead emphasizing consistent performance in every fixture. Doku’s return is widely seen as a major boost for City, who have struggled to break down deep-lying defensive setups in recent draws against lower-table sides, with his ability to create space and draw multiple defenders opening up opportunities for teammates like Erling Haaland, Phil Foden and Kevin De Bruyne. City still have crucial head-to-head matches against both Arsenal and Liverpool scheduled for the final eight weeks of the season, giving them a direct opportunity to cut into the lead at the top of the table. Doku noted that the entire squad is well aware of the stakes of those fixtures, but is refusing to look past their next opponent. “We can’t think about the Arsenal or Liverpool games right now. If we drop points against teams we are supposed to beat before then, those matches won’t matter anyway. We take it one game at a time, that’s the only way we have ever won anything here,” he said. This season’s Premier League title race is widely regarded as one of the most competitive in recent history, with three of Europe’s top sides all performing at an elite level for the entirety of the campaign. Doku’s comments come just days after Guardiola told reporters that he believes the title will be decided by fine margins, and that his squad has the mental toughness to come out on top once again.