City fell behind early on in what was a sluggish start but they recovered to take all three points and move into the Championship play-off places.
“We did a great job after the first 15/20 minutes. We were a bit too sloppy, we didn’t start bright enough and also not brave enough. We got punished for that.
“Afterwards we did a great job to get back into the game. [The comeback] shows the spirit this year is very good.
"As I said, sometimes you will struggle in this league because we play against good opponents.
“They can also play football and it’s sometimes about how you get out of those situations when they are tricky and hard. I think we did a great job today.
“They have a very good team. The way they want to play and the way the players bring it onto the pitch is very good. It’s very hard to play against.
“We had to pay the price after the first 15 minutes but afterwards we controlled the game and that was the most important thing.”