Enzo Maresca has just conducted his post-match press conference following Chelsea's defeat to Manchester City in the Premier League.

The Blues now sit in sixth place in the table after throwing away a one-goal lead at the Etihad Stadium. Maresca took his press conference after the game and football.london brings you the full transcript from the Italian...

What did you say to Robert Sanchez after his mistake? Did you give him a telling off, or do you keep quiet?

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"Robert, for sure, he is completely aware that he has to do better. He was completely aware after the game - he knows perfectly. In this moment, it is like this. The good thing is that he is the first one, knowing and aware that he has to do better."

You had a great start to the game but your pressing fell off. What do you put that down to?

"We started the game in exactly the way we prepared. We scored the first one, we could score the second one in three different chances. I think, I am completely sure, because of the mood and because of the moment, scoring the second one, the game would completely change.

"Unfortunately we didn't score the second one. The high pressing; you have to be brave in these kinds of games, knowing that if you have to press higher then you leave their best player - which is Haaland - one-v-one against your defender. But I think we dealt, for most parts of the game, quite well.

"Even the second goal we conceded, we were one-v-one with Trev [Chalobah] but there was all the time to control and manage the moment better."

Do you feel the intensity dropped off from your players during the game?

"For sure, for the way they play, it is not easy to deal because they move and they are masters in the way they play. We tried to do our best and for parts of the game, it worked quite well. We are talking about a different game if we scored the second one because the plan was perfectly working very good; scoring the first one, chances to score the second one.

"In these types of games where the details make the difference, most of the time, the difference is in the box. They are being clinical with the chances they had and unfortunately we missed."

Do you still trust Sanchez?

"We trust Robert for sure. The first one who is completely aware that he is making mistakes in this moment is Robert. For sure we continue to trust Robert. We trust Robert. But now we have one entire week [until next game vs West Ham United], we will see the reaction and then see for the next game."

Are you disappointed you couldn't exploit Abdukodir Khusanov more?

"I think we exploited quite well in terms of we scored the first one, we could have scored the second one and he had a yellow card also. The team exploited it quite well. It doesn't mean you are going to score goals even if the chance was there. We scored the first one, we could score the second one in a different moment but unfortunately we missed. The game was there."

What do you think of the bigger picture at the moment? Your side are not on a great run...

"I just said, in my opinion, we are a better team that one month ago, two months ago. This kind of moment, these kind of games - for sure, they are going to make us better because we need to live this experience. I said two weeks ago; from now on, we can be third, we can be fourth, five or six, the game until the end now can change a little bit. The good thing is that we are focused and we are trying to improve game after game."

Do you think Man City are on their way back to their best?

"Absolutely. I still consider City that they are going to be there. The distance from them to first is quite big, so it's not easy but in the end, the team they have, the club they are, I have no doubt they are going to be there at the end of the season."