Manchester City's star midfielder Rodri has admitted that the European champions are in need of a break.
The Spaniard believes the English giants will improve after the coming break.
City secured a 1-1 draw with rivals Liverpool away from home in a Premier League thriller on Sunday that kept them in the race for the title.
Rodri spoke about City's upcoming FA Cup quarter-finals game against Newcastle United.
He said, as quoted by Tribal Football: "We need a break. We have the FA Cup game and then go to the international teams so it will be good for us to refresh and give the last push at the end of the season," he said.
"We know how good we are in the last part of the season, we just need to charge the batteries again and focus on the last 10 games.
"It seems you have to win nine or 10 games to win this Premier League. This is the challenge and we are going to go for it."
On the game against Liverpool, Rodri said: "An incredible game. We started really well in terms of chances and dominance and I think it was quite good. The second half was their half.
"Of course with the crowd and the way they played and pressed, we weren't clinical enough to find the spaces. We made a few mistakes but with the high press it is difficult, you are not precise with the ball and that's what happened in terms of the penalty.
"We wanted three points, but in the final analysis it is fair."
Manchester City are just one point behind leaders Arsenal and Liverpool in the quest for the Premier League title.
