"Those goals were really disappointing and I'm not going to hide away from that. You don't win games when you concede three away from home.

"We need to manage the game better at 2-2, we were very cavalier. Ultimately that's my fault. We didn't defend well in key moments and that's difficult to take because there's a lot of good stuff.

"The conditions were okay, both teams played well and there was some good football on show. It does make it difficult for defenders and goalkeepers, so it played a part in terms of mistakes but in terms of entertainment, people enjoyed it but we were on the wrong end of it.

"We've got a squad decimated with injuries and viruses, we have three centre-halves out. It's a difficult place at the moment, there's people playing who shouldn't be on the pitch and boys on the bench that shouldn't be.

"It is what it is. It's not an excuse, it's a fact. We scored two very good goals away from home, you have to come away with at least a point but we didn't do that.

"We need to shut up shop and manage the game better, as a group and as a manager. We didn't do that today."