Liam Manning issued an apology to Bristol City's supporters after their humbling defeat to Blackburn Rovers.

John Eustace's side were comfortable winners, inflicting back-to-back 3-0 away defeats on the Robins. There were ironic cheers in the first half from the travelling fans as Bristol City recycled possession back to their goalkeeper consistently.

They then vented their anger at the players and Manning at the full-time whistle after another poor display. The Bristol City boss then delivered an honest verdict post-match.

“It’s a hugely disappointing result and performance, nowhere near the level we expect or are capable of,” he told Bristol Live after the defeat.

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“It’s about dissecting the performance and why. The bits you want in any team you work with, you want to be associated with the desire to compete, to run, to win duels and do the basic side of the game really well and that wasn’t where it needed to be today. 

"It’s hugely disappointing because I know we’ve got a group of lads who all care, want to do well and want to perform.

We’ll have a big meeting on Monday, get back to the basics and then it’ll be hard work on Tuesday and Wednesday. We’ve got to be harder to beat, we’ve been conceding far too many goals and if you look at where a lot of this group were at last year in terms of the defensive side of the game. We’ve got to get back to that.

 “I get it. Fans - especially our fans - they’ll accept losing. Millwall is the game that sticks to mind already this season where we go behind and the fans stuck with us. And they did because of the behaviour that we showed.

“Fans understand that you’re going to win games and you’re going to lose games. It's then how you do that. The bare minimum that should be expected of the players, myself, the group and the culture is that you turn up and give everything for the shirt. 

You run hard, you win your duels, you compete, you fight, you show positive body language, you respond in the right way. They’re the bits I talk about when we’ve got to get back to basics.

“I can only apologise for the performance today but I can guarantee we’ll stick together, respond and do everything in our power to put it right next Saturday.”