Swansea City boss Garry Monk was proud of his players, despite defeat at Manchester City.
Swans went ahead through Wilfried Bony before being overpowered by City goals from Yaya Toure and Stevan Jovetic.
Monk was pleased with the performance of his side but was disappointed they could not claim a draw.
Monk said: "It is the minimum requirement for my team - to make sure we compete for 90 minutes and we did that. We did that very well today against a very good side. It shows how far we have come to come off that pitch disappointed.
"They had some very good chances but the chances we had at the end we should have taken and possibly got a point, but it wasn't to be.
"Our shape was very good and throughout the game we competed very well. We were always in the game.
"Let's not forget who we were playing. They have world-class individuals all over the pitch but we put on a performance that would normally have got us a point."
