Alan Sheehan has lavished praise on his Swansea City players following their spirited defeat at the hands of Premier League giants Manchester City in the Carabao Cup on Wednesday night.

Goncalo Franco's stunner handed the hosts an early lead, before goals from Jeremy Doku, Omar Marmoush and Rayan Cherki sealed what was ultimately a deserved win for Pep Guardiola's men.

Nevertheless, Sheehan was full of praise for his side's efforts on the night.

"I'm very proud, very proud of the team, the football club, the fans," he said. "How everybody conducted themselves tonight. The atmosphere was wonderful.

"I think we started the game incredibly well on the front foot. We went 1-0 up, then with an opportunity to make it 2-0.

"You have to be perfect. You have to be perfect against this kind of team. You have to understand the pressure that they put you under and they camp you into these areas.

"In the end we ran out of a bit of steam."

Sheehan made six...