Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola urged calm after defeat at Arsenal.
Guardiola insists he was proud of the effort his players turned in.
I have gratitude for the guys, they gave everything," he said. I know how disappointed they are because they are not used to it.
It is football, it happens. We do not have to win the Premier League. No team ever has won four Premier League in a row.
We are behind but it is October. Last season it happened but the season is long.
We have people coming back and we will try to beat upcoming opponents like Brighton and United. We will continue."
Guardiola also said, We started really well in the first minutes, they started really well in the second half. With Martinelli they increased the rhythm.
We didn't create much, they didn't create much. We defended really well, both teams. At the end one deflection was the difference."
It was the first time that City have failed to score in the Premier League this season.
Guardiola admits both sides' defences were on top.
They defended brilliantly," he said. How many [chances] did they have? We didn't have much.
It is what it is, it was a tight game. In football it happens, they did everything but football at this level the details, margins and quality are the difference."