Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola kept his beleaguered players locked in the dressing room for 50 minutes after suffering defeat against Tottenham - but revealed he hadn't criticised their largely dominant performance.
The Spaniard endured a frustrating evening in North London despite the reigning champions dictating play, and City's ailing campaign was further derailed after Spurs struck twice in the second half.
But after finally reappearing, Guardiola explained that he had instead simply spoken to his coaching staff, rather than holding a heated inquest.
City squandered several golden opportunities to take the lead, with Sergio Aguero guilty of skewing wide from a matter of yards and Ilkay Gundogan seeing a penalty stopped by Hugo Lloris.