Draw disappointment a 'mark of progress' - Manning

Bristol City head coach Liam Manning believes their 1-1 draw at Sunderland on Tuesday night is evidence of the progress his side are making.

The Robins bounced back from their 3-0 defeat by Portsmouth at the weekend to take a point at the Stadium of Light although they did concede an injury-time equaliser to the fourth-placed Black Cats.

"It's a mark of progress for the lads in that we've come up here and we're disappointed not to win," Manning told BBC Radio Bristol.

"The performances are getting more consistent and it's just [about] getting the results with it - the biggest bit is the response to the weekend and leaving it all out there."

City have lost three of their past five Championship games but Manning is hoping the draw at Sunderland is a turning point for them.

"The bare minimum the fans should see is the players giving everything for the shirt and they did that so that's why I can't knock the lads - it's then just the little details that go with it and it's a bit of a soft goal we've conceded," he added.

Bristol City are 11th in the table and host QPR on Saturday.