Stoke City vs Bristol City: English Football League – Championship – BBC Sport

Stoke City head coach Steven Schumacher told BBC Radio Stoke:

“It was a really good performance, some excellent goals and some really exciting bits of play to watch and also a couple of bits of brilliant defending. So it was a good day all round.

“We spoke about our mentality and desire, we had to compete because if we didn’t it would have been embarrassing for us – the scoreline would have been the other way round. Thankfully we’ve done enough to come out on top of it and end the season with another great win.

“Today we just wanted to make sure we finished properly and it was important, with a huge crowd that we sent the fans home happy as well, because it’s been a horrible season for everyone, but we’ve managed to do enough.

“We have to draw a line under it and make sure we start better in the next one. There’s obviously work to be done over the summer.”

Bristol City head coach Liam Manning said:

“It was really out of character and nothing what we’ve been like in the previous seven games.

“We don’t want to lose in that manner but at least we can send the lads away and say ‘that can’t happen again’.

“That’s the motivation to come back for day one of pre-season and make sure we’re not anywhere near that level again on a bad day.

“It was a disappointing end, but I don’t want it to cloud all the progress that has been made.”