Manuel Pellegrini believes Crystal Palace's opener was offside
Goals from Glenn Murray and Jason Puncheon either side of half-time left the reigning champions nine points adrift of leaders Chelsea and behind Arsenal and Manchester United in fourth.
But there was more than a hint of offside about Murray's strike, with both the striker and Scott Dann appearing to be beyond the last man, while Murray was also involved in controversy at the other end when the ball hit his arm in the penalty area.
It was a clear offside. Also it was a clear penalty
Manuel Pellegrini
"It was a clear offside. Also it was a clear penalty," said City boss Pellegrini. "But with the way we played we must win this game.
"Its difficult to understand the result, we played a good game from the beginning to the end, we had a lot of chances to score.
"Although the second goal was a beautiful free-kick, it's the only thing I remember near our box, so it's difficult to understand but football happens like this."
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