Guardiola Admits Man City Did Not Deserve Three Points Against Crystal Palace

City failed to win for the fifth time in six Premier League outings as they threw away a two-goal lead in the final 15 minutes against Roy Hodgson's men.

Jack Grealish and Rico Lewis' first Premier League goal for the club established a healthy lead for the hosts but Jean-Philippe Mateta halved the deficit before a Michael Olise penalty in the fifth minute of second half stoppage time ensured the spoils were shared.

City have dropped to fourth on the table and are now three points behind leaders Liverpool, who play Manchester United later on Sunday.

Boss Guardiola, whose side had drawn 4-4 with Chelsea, 1-1 with Liverpool and 3-3 with Tottenham and lost 1-0 to Aston Villa prior to last Sunday’s 2-1 win at Luton, said: “It is not bad luck, it was deserved, we gave away two points.

“When you give this penalty, you deserve it. You see the chances we created, the chances we concede, it’s quite similar, except the Chelsea game, all this season. But we are not able to close the game.

“There was a chance (for Palace) in the first half…but until the (Mateta) goal, they didn’t do anything.

“So the team was really, really good. But at the end, when you give Crystal Palace this penalty, you don’t deserve it. It’s like the penalty for Chelsea (Cole Palmer’s late equaliser).

“The games against Spurs, Liverpool, today, were excellent, but we were not able to win the game. What has happened is because we are not consistent enough to close the games, and many reasons.”