Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola, has hinted that a poor refereeing decision cost his team in the 1-0 defeat to Aston Villa on Sunday.
The hosts scored the only goal through Matty Cash, who got on the end of a controversial corner-kick.
The result leaves City six points behind leaders Arsenal, who won 1-0 at home against Crystal Palace.
Speaking after the game, Guardiola said: “In the first half the pressing wasn’t good, in the second half it was better. We were not aggressive enough.
“It was a corner. A good corner and a goal. Listen, it doesn’t matter. We can talk about this reaction.
“Listen, in 10 years already here I respect the referees too much. It was a corner and we should’ve defended that. You cannot complain about actions from five minutes before.
“We had the chances to score, we couldn’t do it. We will improve.”
