Manchester: James Milner has challenged Manchester City to seize the initiative in the Premier League title race when they face struggling Everton today.
<img title="James Milner" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2015/jan/J-Milner1001.jpg" alt="James Milner" /> Manchester City's James Milner
Manuel Pellegrini&rsquo;s side are joint top of the table with Chelsea, behind the Blues only on alphabetical order, after hitting a rich vein of form in recent weeks.
The reigning champions trailed Jose Mourinho&rsquo;s men by eight points in November and their indifferent form was raising questions over the future of Pellegrini. But those doubts have been swept aside amid a run of 13 games unbeaten in all competitions. Their only blip during the congested festive programme was a 2-2 draw with Burnley and Milner sees no reason why momentum cannot be maintained, starting at Goodison Park today.
&ldquo;Hopefully we&rsquo;ll be looking to open up a little gap of our own,&rdquo; said Milner, who scored twice to seal last weekend&rsquo;s 2-1 win over Sheffield Wednesday in the FA Cup third round.
&ldquo;You look at this run (ahead) and people think it is tougher than the games we had over Christmas but there are form teams and out-of-form teams. Every game is difficult. &ldquo;You&rsquo;ve got teams at the bottom who look and think, &lsquo;We&rsquo;re going to win that game.&rsquo;
&ldquo;Sometimes it is easier to play against teams who are mid-table and pushing for Europe. Who knows what an easy game is? It is the Premier League. &ldquo;All we can do is concentrate on our games and if we can get the results we want to get, it depends on how Chelsea do.&rdquo;
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James Milner has challenged Manchester City to seize the initiative in the Premier League title race when they face struggling Everton today

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