Manchester City striker Wilfried Bony has claimed that the squad take collective responsibility in their defeats.

The Manchester club were defeated 2-1 by fellow title contenders Arsenal on Monday night in what was a disappointing display from Bony and his teammates.

Regarding the absence of captain Vincent Kompany, Bony insists it should come down to everyone to show leadership, and not just one person, in order to garner positive results.

"We can control our emotions, our feelings in the game and talk more to each other, but it's not about that," he said.

"It's about if you are not playing well you find better ways in the next game. It's not about leaders.

"Arsenal played well. We struggled. We were lucky because it should have been worse. Joe Hart saved a lot of chances from them so you have to say that they deserved to win.

"We are not losing confidence. We just didn't play well. We will find our way again in the next game. There are still a lot of games to go.

"When the team win everything is going well. If you lose it's like this. We win together, we lose together. We will work, see what is going on and try to find a better way."