Tuchel: We lacked some strength up front manchester City did a good job of dealing with injuries and the coronavirus

Live on January 15, 2019 In the 22nd round of the Premier League, Chelsea lost 1-0 away to Manchester City.

Tuchel told the BBC Matchday programme after the match: "In a situation like this, if you look at the fivesomes that are defending for us, and see how many players we are missing, I'm happy with the team's performance, the defensive side is playing well.

In the second half we created some counter-attack opportunities and we had a good chance to equalise. We lost a very close game, which could have happened, it was about individual level, and if I'm honest, we lacked some strength up front.

You have to wait for those momentums, we had some chances in the first half, but 8 or 9 chances of offensive and defensive conversions, we had zero touches in the opposing penalty area. The strength of the team, the forward delivery and the calmness of the handling are definitely not at the top today. You have to come up with top-notch performances to fight for opportunities that aren't chances, which is something we lacked in the first half.

Our attacking players need to be more present [in the shot], we need consistency, Chelsea is not a hiding place.

Tuchel on the title: It's about giving, and we can guarantee that we are trying. If City win 12 games in a row and we struggle with injuries and coronavirus, it's not a good time to close the gap. The gap is too big because they're doing a better job of dealing with COVID-19 and injuries.