'We made too many errors'

Gary O'Neil watches from his seat in the stands
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Wolves manager Gary O'Neil to Sky Sports: "I thought we damaged ourselves mostly. I think the first goal is obviously not our doing or error. The second goal we lose the ball really cheaply. I think the last goal it's unbelievable that we lose the ball when we had it at the back under no pressure.

"If you make errors against these they'll punish you. We made too many errors and Manchester City were very clinical.

"We fell short today, I'm disappointed with how we fell short. We made some key errors which you can't make.

"I though the first one was not a penalty. At 1-0 we had a good, long spell on the ball. If they hadn't have been given that start it may have been different. Then we gave them a soft second goal. There were loads of little things that meant we weren't able to compete against the best team in Europe too much."

On the first penalty decision: "You see those incidents all the time. He's already had the shot. I don't know what he can do. It's his swinging leg that causes the contact. I'm surprised with how quickly it's given. I thought it was a poor decision. That part of the officiating was really bad.

"I'd have no idea if that would have made any difference. We may have lost 4-1. It's a key part of the game. I wasn't expecting it to be given.

"The second one was probably a penalty but once it wasn't given I was surprised it was overturned. I'm happy with the decision but not happy with how it was given. Is it clear and obvious? I didn't think it was, but obviously I may be biased. I am the Wolves manager.

"I have to talk about the decisions because they happened in the game, but they're not the talking point. The story is Manchester City were excellent. The officials haven't cost us."

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