Manchester City midfielder James Milner claims the champions can win their remaining 10 games and retain their Barclays Premier League crown . City and their manager Manuel Pellegrini suffered a barrage of criticism last week after defeats to Barcelona and Liverpool damaged their European and domestic title hopes . They at least got back to winning ways on the home front in midweek as they edged to a disjointed 2-0 victory over bottom side Leicester at the Etihad Stadium . James Milner scored Manchester City 's second goal in Wednesday night 's 2-0 win over Leicester City . Chelsea remain five points clear at the top of the table with a game in hand but , after the late charges that won titles in 2012 and 2014 , Milner is not giving up hope . The England international , who scored City 's second goal against the Foxes in the 89th minute , said : ' I think we have played better but it is pleasing to get a result . 'It was important to bounce back after the disappointment of the weekend . 'Now it is about recovering from this period and getting back to 100 per cent , then working on things that we have been struggling on and getting back to the form we know we can hit and have shown in games , for periods of maybe 10 , 15 or 20 minutes at a time . City have dropped points recently but Milner helped get them back on track against the newly-promoted side . 'We have got a bit sloppy . It is important we step that up and do it for the 95 minutes of a game and not just in periods . That is what you need to do to be successful . 'We know what is in front of us now . The remaining games , we have to win , and we are more than capable of doing that . We have done it before . 'It is important we build on this win and take that forward . ' City were not fluent but still created numerous chances and seized the initiative when David Silva struck from close range in first-half stoppage time . City captain Vincent Kompany ( second left ) was on the bench after a few out-of-character performances . Mark Schwarzer produced several fine saves to prevent further damage but Milner came off the bench to make the result certain in the closing moments . The result was an important statement by Pellegrini , who had dropped out-of-form captain Vincent Kompany and playmaker Samir Nasri among five changes . Goalkeeper Joe Hart said : 'We 've had criticism off people who do n't particularly matter to us . What matters is what our manager thinks , and what we think as players . We showed where our heads are at with this result . 'We 'll keep trying to win every game we 've got , same as we have done for the past couple of years , when we 've been chasing titles and cups . ' Joe Hart was pleased to brush off criticism of City , even though he said it did not matter to the players .
Manchester City beat Leicester City 2-0 at the Etihad on this season . James Milner believes they can still win the Premier League Wednesday . The City midfielder is targeting 10 wins from their 10 remaining games . Chelsea are five points clear at the top with a game in hand over City . Joe Hart said City 'showed where our heads are at with this result '