McNally doing 'extremely well' - Manning

Luke McNally has played the full 90 minutes of all but two of his 22 games for Bristol City

Bristol City centre-back Luke McNally has done "extremely well" since joining the club said manager Liam Manning.

The 25-year-old moved to Ashton Gate on transfer deadline day last August from Burnley, signing on a four-year deal.

He has since become a staple of the Robins' back line, featuring in 22 out of 27 Championship matches so far and playing the full 90 minutes in all but two games.

McNally has won 5.82 duels on average per 90 minutes he has played this season, to put him 31st among all defenders in the Championship who have clocked 1,000 minutes or more, according to stats from Opta.

"It was a challenging start for him purely from the fact I think he'd not played any games pre-season and then you're asking him to settle into a brand new team with new relationships," Manning told BBC Radio Bristol.

"When I look at it now he's done extremely well.

"Still got loads to improve, loads to keep working on, loads we'll keep working with, but, at the minute, I've been really pleased with his level."