A header by Yaya Toure secured City a 2-3 away win over Queens Park Rangers.
“We said before the game people will write us off, we’ve only come together in a few weeks as a team,” Warnock said.
“But we’ve played without fear today, we’re disappointed of course. They were three silly goals defensively, individuals make mistakes and top players punish you.
“We’ve hit a couple of posts and it would have been interesting if Jamie Mackie had gone down in the box and given the referee a decision to make, but he’s too honest for that.
“But I don’t think they’ll get a tougher test than that, so credit to the boys.
“It was a great game, you take your hats off to the lads. We have made individual mistakes, but their first goal was I think their first shot – 43 minutes – and that says a lot.
“In the end I think they were quite fortunate to get away with a win today.”
