NO EXCUSES SAYS GUARDIOLA.

    Antonio Conte:“We have many things still to improve. If you don’t have a good character, it’s very hard to win this game. [Fàbregas] played a good game, with good personality.
     
I’m very happy. I know I can always count on him.” Conte is asked if his players lost control after Agüero’s late foul, but gives that one the swerve. “It’s a pity. Agüero is for sure a fantastic player, and it’s difficult to control yourself when you are losing a game. I think Agüero is a really good player… I’ll stop.”City took the lead through Gary Cahill's own-goal, but after kevin de bruyne saw a close-range shot flick off the bar and over, Chelsea scored through Diego Costa, Willian and Eden Hazard.
 Guardiola said: "I say congratulations to Chelsea, but I'm proud of the we played, and we cannot forget against which team we played. We created more chances than we did in the games against Crystal Palace and Burnley.
"They had few chances but they scored from them.
"In the boxes we are not strong enough... especially here at home. The opponents, when they arrive they score, when we arrive sometimes not, mentally that's tough."
The game finished in an ugly manner, with sergio aguero sent off for a challenge on David Luiz and fernandiho  shortly after for his part in the resultant melee.
"It’s a pity it finished like this, I don’t like that, I apologise for what happened" said guardiola.
The home crowd felt referee Anthony Taylor did not help City on the day but Guardiola was clear as to why Chelsea left with the points.
The boss added: "We didn’t win because we missed a lot of chances not because of the referee."

GUARDIOLA:“Congratulations to THE BLUES, they won. We created a lot of chances, played really good... after the 1-2 [Willian’s goal], it’s not easy. In the box, we’re not strong enough.”
Did De Bruyne’s miss cost them? “A little. But it’s part of the game. We didn’t win just because of that action. There were many. “[Chelsea] ran through three... four times, they scored three times. In the box, they are so, so strong. ”
On Anthony Taylor’s decision not to penalise David Luiz in the first half, Guardiola only says: “I am so happy to be here [in England], I don’t want to change anything, I just want to understand.
On Agüero’s late red card: “both players were strong there, so that’s all.” Replays show Fabregas raising a hand to Fernandinho, and Guardiola snubbed the Chelsea man’s handshake at the end.
Final thoughts: “The level was good, believe me. You are going to analyse, we lost 3-1, but I prefer to play that way, then against Burnley and Crystal Palace where we won. Chelsea had nine players in the box, we created 25 chances, but we lost. That is my explanation, but it will sound like an excuse.”