Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini said there were no excuses after his side surrendered a two-goal lead to draw at CSKA Moscow.

City looked in command of their Champions League Group E tie in the Russian capital - one they were anxious to win to ignite a faltering campaign - but were held 2-2 after conceding a controversial late penalty.

Pellegrini appeared to suggest his team got over-confident, by referring to "an excess of trust", and that the freezing temperatures may have affected his team in the second-half at the near-empty Khimki Arena.

But when pressed, he insisted he was not trying to make excuses for his side's third frustrating result in the competition this season.

The Chilean said: "The cold was exactly the same in the first half as in the second period.

"The first half we played really well, scored two goals and had other chances to score. In the second half, maybe for different reasons, we couldn't do it.

"I don't like to give different excuses about what happened. We had it all to win and we didn't."

Pellegrini, when first asked to give his reaction at his post-match press conference, had said his team did not capitalise on the excellent start which brought goals for Sergio Aguero and James Milner.

He said: "I am disappointed, not only because we were winning 2-0 at the end of the first half but because we had three or four chances to score.

"We didn't play well in the second half. Maybe an excess of trust or it was so cold it was difficult to continue motivation for the whole game. I think we did well in the first half and maybe it was too cold in the second."

CSKA pulled one back through Seydou Doumbia before the same player won a penalty after going down under a challenge from Aleksandar Kolarov.

City goalkeeper Joe Hart expressed his frustration about the penalty - which was converted by Berbas Natcho - but felt City should already have made the game safe.

Hart said: "I don't think it was a foul but Aleks gave the referee a decision to make. We thought it was the wrong one, but a lot more could have been done before that to get the result."

City have just two points from their opening three games in the competition and will face a battle to qualify for the latter stages.

Bayern Munich top the group with maximum points after they won 7-1 at Roma, scoring five goals in the opening 35 minutes to leave the home side shell-shocked.