Manchester City defender Pablo Zabaleta has claimed that his side were unfortunate to be beaten in Sunday's derby against Manchester United.

The Premier League champions went down 3-2 at the Etihad Stadium as Robin van Persie scored an injury-time winner for the visitors.

Zabaleta tweeted: "It was a hard defeat to accept but I think we deserved a point today. Just thanks so much to the fans for the support and all the messages."

Second-placed City are now six points behind leaders United in the table.