'We were not ruthless enough' - Struber

Bristol City boss Gerhard Struber said his side were "not ruthless enough" after their defeat at home to Preston North End which saw the Robins drop to 10th in the Championship table.

Goals from Lewis Dobbin and Alfie Devine, either side of half-time, meant City went down to a home defeat just three days after their thumping 5-0 victory against Portsmouth.

"Big frustration. My boys are really disappointed right now. Between the two boxes, we created a good game but we made it easy for them, the goals that they scored," Struber told BBC Radio Bristol after full-time.

"These two times, we were not sharp enough to come out and clear the moments. I think we could be more pragmatic in these moments.

"In the opponents' box, we were not ruthless or clinical enough today. Preston are a really good, organised team, with great physical power, and the early goal did not help us today."

On Sam Morsy's debut for the club, Struber added: "There were really good actions, really good developments in his game, exactly the picture I would have of him."