Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger felt his side "started too timidly" after going down 2-0 to Manchester City at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday.
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The Gunners were dealt a massive blow before the 10 minute mark as Laurent Koscielny received a straight red card after tangling with Edin Dzeko in the area, although Wojciech Szczesny was able to save the striker's resulting penalty kick.
However, the Citizens quickly opened up a two-goal lead as James Milner lashed home from a tight angle, before Dzeko made amends for his earlier miss with a simple tap-in after Szczesny had saved from Carlos Tevez.
And despite both sides finishing the match with 10 men following Vincent Kompany's 75th minute sending off, the north London giants were unable to find a way back and eventually had to concede defeat.
"Overall we started too timidly, with not enough authority in a game like that, and we allowed them to dictate from the start," Wenger told his club's official website.
"We paid very early from it. We didn't start with enough confidence or enough authority. When you play at home in a game like this you have to dictate your personality, which we did not do, especially defensively.
"After that, we played 80 minutes with 10 against 11 against a good team, and it's difficult. But then again, on both of goals I think we could have done better.
"It's frustrating because the team afterwards showed great heart, gave everything and showed great desire, but we're a bit too nervous to play in a serene way at home and that shows in the way we start the games."
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