Stoke-on-Trent: Manchester City goalkeeper Joe Hart said that fatigue was no excuse after the Premier League leaders crashed to a 2-0 defeat at Stoke City on Saturday.


Stoke City's Marko Arnautovic (second from right) and Man City's Fabian Delph (left) argue while players try to separate them during an EPL match on Saturday. Pic/Getty Images

Manuel Pellegrini's side were hoping to put pressure on the teams below them, but instead they were ripped apart by Stoke, with Xherdan Shaqiri setting up Marko Arnautovic for the hosts' two early goals.