Manchester City midfielder Fernandinho looked on the bright side after the champions squandered the chance to close in on Chelsea.
City blew a chance to move within a point of the Premier League leaders on Sunday as they surrendered a 2-0 lead to draw 2-2 with relegation battlers Burnley at the Etihad Stadium.
Fernandinho was at a loss to explain City's capitulation but pointed out that no ground was lost on Chelsea -- who drew at Southampton -- and immediately looked to the next opportunity.
The Brazilian said: "I don't know exactly what went wrong. In the first half we played so well, and created so many chances to score, but in the second half we didn't do it.
"It was a result we didn't expect but it happened. We need to keep heads up and think about the next game. It is not over, there are still a lot of games to play.
"It is not a bad result -- a bad result is losing. We have one point and we will try to win the next game to get the three points. Chelsea drew, we drew and the Premier League is still open. The race for the title is still open.
"It is too early to decide the title now, and we need to keep playing and winning games, and we will see what will happen."
City had a club record 10th successive win in their sights as, again without a recognised striker on the pitch, they controlled the first half.
Burnley were not outplayed but there only seemed one result as David Silva struck his fourth in three appearances and Fernandinho doubled the lead with a stunning long-range strike.
"I am so happy to score that goal," Fernandinho said of his powerful hit that cannoned in off the underside of the bar. "But unfortunately it was not enough to help us win the game."