Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini insists they didn't deserve to lose the FA Cup final to Wigan Athletic.

Mancini accepted his team dropped well below their own high standards against Wigan, while at the same time claiming they deserved to win.

Most neutrals would say not, although Mancini had no complaints with the second yellow card for a challenge on man of the match Callum McManaman that condemned Pablo Zabaleta to become only the third player in FA Cup final history to be sent off.

"It was a correct yellow card," he said.

"We were in a good moment, we were attacking, we lost the ball and they counter-attacked.

"In a final I thought we would be better but we had two incredible chances to score.

"We cannot do anything about it now but I am very sorry for my players and the club and for our supporters.

"There were 40,000 people here and we deserved to win this game."