Crystal Palace manager Alan Pardew has bemoaned his side's poor showing which lead to a 5-1 defeat at the hands on Manchester City in the League Cup on Wednesday.
Despite the one-sided score line, Palace created a handful of gilt-edged chances during the contest, only to spurn them much to the chagrin of Pardew.
"I was really disappointed we didn't take the chances we created," Pardew told Sky Sports.
"They were three or four moments at crucial times. You have to take those."
"It was a tough night for us, we were short of players, maybe the balance of the team wasn't right and I have to take some responsibility for that.
"We deserved to be beat. We were a bit short and we need to strengthen and get some bodies back for Saturday."