The enthralling 2-2 draw at the Etihad Stadium leaves Pep Guardiola’s men one point clear of our nearest rivals at the top of the table and means our destiny remains in our own hands heading into the final seven games of the season.
City created a host of chances and could well have won the game, but Walker believes there are positives to take from a draw which keeps us in pole position.
“I feel that it’s a step in the right direction to the end of the Premier League season,” he told mancity.com.
“Anyone coming to the Etihad we want to take all three points, but today you take a point, we move on and they have still got to catch us.
“We are Manchester City we want to win every game, especially when people come to our own patch, but it was very important not to lose the game.
“We couldn’t lose the game and be trailing them because good teams like them don’t drop too many points.
“It’s in our hands. We go to sleep tonight still top of the Premier League and that’s the important message that we need to take onto the next couple of games we’ve got that our very important.”
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