Newcastle United boss Alan Pardew was left frustrated after their Capital One Cup defeat to Manchester City.
His side probably had the better of the play in normal time and a 2-0 defeat was unflattering to their efforts.
"We're obviously disappointed not to score. We played well enough to warrant a goal and I couldn't ask more from the players," he said.
"The performance level was really high but it was a hard match so it's a shame we didn't get our noses in front.
"We had a really big, big chance at the start of extra time and that first goal is critical at that point because people are getting tired and it's very difficult to claw it back.
"Unfortunately for us they scored it."
