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          Yaya Toure, Fernandinho say sorry to Manchester City fans for red cards

          • PA Sport
          Nov 6, 2014, 03:26 AM ET

          Yaya Toure and Fernandinho both issued apologies to Manchester City fans after they were each sent off during their dismal Champions League home defeat to CSKA Moscow.

          City were left on the brink of elimination after both were dismissed in the second half as the Premier League champions again crumbled on the European stage, losing 2-1 on a miserable night at the Etihad Stadium.

          The result left them bottom of Group E with just two points from four games. City will now go out of the competition if they fail to beat Bayern Munich on matchday five and there is a winner in the game between CSKA and Roma.

          City were stunned in the second minute as Seydou Doumbia, who inspired CSKA's comeback from 2-0 down to draw against City a fortnight ago, headed the opener.

          Toure curled in a superb free kick to equalise soon after but Doumbia capitalised on poor defending to restore the Russians' lead before the break. It was his fifth goal in four matches against City over the past year.

          City again lacked spark, as they have for much of the season so far, and their hopes of a fightback evaporated after the dismissals.

          Fernandinho received a second booking for blocking Ahmed Musa and Toure gave the referee little option as he raised his hands to push away Roman Eremenko.

          Both players later apologised.

          Sergio Aguero was aggrieved not to be awarded two penalties late in the game while City could also claim CSKA's Pontus Wernbloom should have been sent off.

          The Swede had already been booked when the referee whistled for his apparent foul on Aguero, but the yellow card shown in the chaotic aftermath was to Sergei Ignashevich.

          City captain Vincent Kompany also took to social media to say he was not giving up on the club reaching a place in the knockout phase.