manchester city 's chances of retaining the premier league title were dealt a hammer blow by a 2-1 defeat at crystal palace .
glenn murray and jason puncheon scored for the eagles before yaya toure grabbed a consolation for city .
manuel pellegrini believes that murray 's goal was a ` clear offside '
city are now fourth in the league table , nine points adrift of leaders chelsea with just seven matches remaining .
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