Bristol City boss Nigel Pearson had no complaints after their FA Cup defeat to Manchester City.
The Pirates lost 3-0 at home with Phil Foden scoring twice.
Pearson said afterwards: "The thing that pleases me most is we were true to ourselves and didn't try and change the way we play and our identity to just make it more difficult for them.
"The game was as we thought. There'd be opportunities for us but we didn't quite take them and things didn't quite work out as we'd have liked when we got them and decisions.
"I'm pleased about how the players stretched themselves and basically went toe-to-toe with the best team in this country.
"Disappointed that it didn't end a bit tighter but congratulations to them. They are a quality side. We need to use the run and performance as a catalyst to go on and maximise what we have."
