Irons skipper praises players

Cliff Byrne has said he was pleased with how Scunthorpe performed in their FA Cup fourth round tie with Manchester City.

The team skipper scored the Iron's second goal in the 4-2 defeat and also headed against the crossbar as the Championship side put in an admirable display against the high-spending Citizens.

City's class eventually shone through but Byrne felt despite City's obvious quality, his players more than matched the Premiership side.

"Maybe we could have got something from it, we had enough chances to do it I suppose," he told The Iron Player.

"I don't want to take the gloss off their performance though. Their lads have worked tremendously hard and showed a lot of quality at times."