City were beaten 2-1 at St James' Park with Harvey Barnes' double sandwiching Ruben Dias' goal for City.
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“We gave everything,” he told the media at his post-match press conference.
“We wanted to make a step like we have done in the last two months but this is not an easy place to come after the international break.
“There is a long, long, long way to go.
“It was a tight game, chances for both sides. Gigio (Donnarumma) was extraordinary.
“We missed chances and second half we concede a goal.
“There were more chances for both sides but we could not take the result.”