Manager Avram Grant admitted that his side were second best, “Manchester City are a better team than us, especially when we are playing without seven or eight first-team players. They have players that didn't even make the bench, like Shaun Wright-Phillips and Wayne Bridge.
“But the boys are trying and they will not give up the fight. They didn't give up against a team that can take the championship for sure. They have a big balance between quality players and physical players. They were not in the game but they were able to score in a moment. That was the difference.”