Manuel Pellegrini insisted he was satisfied with a point after Manchester City once again failed to find the answer to their inconsistent away form in a 1-1 draw at Southampton.
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Pellegrini's side have now won just twice in eight away games in the Premier League and their failure to win at St Mary's meant they missed the chance to close the gap on leaders Arsenal to three points.
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Sergio Aguero put City ahead after just nine minutes but Dani Osvaldo's equaliser before halftime ensured the spoils were shared on Saturday.
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And City manager Pellegrini, whose team are five points behind Arsenal ahead of the Gunners' clash with Everton on Sunday, said: "I think this is a good result for us, a good point, and I don't feel that we lost two points.
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"In some of the games we have played away I have had the feeling that we deserved more, but I think that today the draw was the result that both teams deserved.
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"Maybe to draw with Southampton the way we played today is normal.
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"Maybe on other days we would drop points. When you don't play well and you cannot win, it is important to get a point."
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Pellegrini insisted the outcome may have been different had Argentine striker Aguero made the most of a second opportunity before Osvaldo levelled with an outstanding individual strike.
Manuel Pellegrini has also not performed the way we expected him to. He has not convinced his fans at all