Iraola cools title talk like old Fox Claudio

ANDONI IRAOLA has followed the Claudio Ranieri script by insisting his second-placed Bournemouth are not title contenders.

- BY NEIL MCLEMAN

"No, I don't think we can." Not even if they secure a first-ever win at the Etihad against Pep Guardiola's side?

And the Basque coach, who takes an eight-match unbeaten run to Manchester City tomorrow, said: "Let's talk about goals when March-April arrives."

Along with the demise of champions Liverpool, the rise of the South Coast club is the story of the Premier League season so far.

But while the champions lavished more than £400m in the transfer market, the Cherries sold three of their back four - Dean Huijsen, Illia Zabarnyi and Milos Kerkez for £145m - and have just got better.