The Premier League Champions were beaten 5-1 by the Gunners at the weekend and the defender apologised to the club's supporters following their capitulation in the second half.

Speaking to Sky Sports, Stones said: "It is difficult. I think all of us don't take losing well.

"It is hard to put into words straight after a game like that. Pride hurts.

"Sorry to the fans that have travelled to come and watch that.

"How we played in the last 30 minutes was not acceptable. Personally and collectively, it's not us.

"It is not nice to be involved in that when you know it's not your team in those situations.

"Credit to Arsenal, this is not an easy place to come to. For 65 minutes, we played some great football at times.

"We were in the game and it was a swinging point. It swung the wrong way for us.

"I am angry, upset personally and collectively about how the game finished."

The result marked a new low in City's troubled Premier League title defence and Stones was at a loss to explain why the team fell apart in the closing stages of the game.

The England international said: "We stopped doing the things we meant to. Difficult for me to put into words.

"A lot of different things that I have not figured out why we are not picking up results.

"The passion is there, the training and everyone has the right intention.

"We have not got to where we are without difficult times and that is through everyone's career right now.

"We all have to stick together, that's a key point that we don't start to point fingers."