Aston Villa striker Ollie Watkins says they were poor for defeat at Manchester City.
Villa lost 3-1 on Sunday, with City's goals coming before halftime.
Watkins said: "It was not good enough from us collectively as a team.
"Don't get me wrong, they are world-class players but we were too soft, me especially when Rodri ran past me for that goal. I should have made the second block and I feel I let us down today.
"Against City you cannot give away easy goals. The first was from a set-piece and then it is hard to get back into the game."
On what Unai Emery said at half-time, he added: "He told us that if you make a mistake, own it and don't look at anyone else. We have to learn from this."