"I've said success is failure turned inside out and we just needed a few things to go right for us today.

"We needed to be strong and take our chances when they came.

"The result was no surprise to me, but to a lot of people who generally judge you it probably is.

"We've just lost four in a row in the league and perhaps I could have been accused of tinkering and leaving my head on the block because I've been criticised of making changes in the past.

"Today although he teamsheet read like 4-4-2, we'd worked really hard during the week on how we were going to counteract their threats and how we were still going to be a threat at the other end.

"Jaybo man-marked Keith Andrews, who is probably the best midfield player at this level, and the others played a 4-3-2.

"The lads sacrificed their role in the game for the team and it was a fantastic team effort defensively and it was great to get the win."