manchester city 's hopes of retaining the premier league title were dealt a hammer blow after a 2-1 defeat at crystal palace .
vincent kompany and city players were visibly frustrated and the belgian even manhandled referee michael oliver .
glenn murray and jason puncheon gave palace a 2-0 lead before yaya toure scored what proved to be a consolation for city .
for the 16th league game this season , city fielded a starting line-up with no english outfield players .