Bristol City head coach Gerhard Struber said he was “happy” with the energy, press in attack and clinical edge in front of goal from his side as they came from behind to beat Southampton 3-1.
The win was only the Robins’ second home victory in the Championship this season and moved them up to fourth in the table.
“We are happy, we dealt with a big opponent, we are on a really good level,” Struber told BBC Radio Bristol.
“We struggled a little bit in the first half especially in the first 30 minutes, we were not always on the same page in the way we press. It was really good that we bounced back with Anis Mehmeti, showed them how difficult it is against us.
“The second half we changed the pressing line and waited for the right moment to come in transitions, we killed them today over this phase and I’m very happy with how the boys did it, how smart they dealt with them.
“We spoke with the boys that we should be at home on the same balance like [we are] away and today we had the same energy, the smart pressing and were clean enough to score.”