Manning lauds 'outstanding' City victory

Liam Manning's side have moved up to sixth in the table after an eighth win in ten matches at Aston Gate

Bristol City manager Liam Manning praised his side's game management after the 2-1 win over play-off rivals Watford.

Manning told BBC Radio Bristol: "I love working with the lads. I'm proud of them.

"I thought the lads were outstanding. I'm delighted to get the three points and so many positive aspects from the performance as well.

"You look at the profile of [Watford], you know it's going to be a really physical tough game and especially as they've got some talented individuals that can change it in a moment.

"You have to manage that by taking care of the ball and I think first-half was excellent as to how we did that. We kept them penned in.

"Second half was one of those where they had a lot of the ball but didn't carry as much threat as we did on the counter. It's that stage of the season where it's about finding a way to win and we did it."