Norwich 'stood up to tough test' - Manning
Norwich scored twice in the first half to beat Portsmouth on Saturday
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Norwich City boss Liam Manning said that his side "stood up to a tough test" on Saturday when they beat Portsmouth away at Fratton Park.
Goals in the first half from Harry Darling and Josh Sargent were enough for the Canaries to come away with the three points.
Portsmouth threatened late on as they had a penalty saved by Vladan Kovačević and Adrian Segecic scored to give the home side some hope, but Manning's side ended up holding on for the win.
"I'm exhausted to be totally honest, I feel the same emotion as everyone else watching it," he told BBC Radio Norfolk.
"Coming to Fratton Park is so difficult, you only have to look at their form here last season and also the fact that they're such a consistent side.
"I think we really stood up to a tough test today and showed a real resilience and fighting spirit that will allow us to be in games this season, there's some real positives to take from today.
"We know how important our set pieces are so credit to the lads for taking it on board, we started the game really well and made it difficult for them."