Norwich City boss Alex Neil turned on his players after defeat at Aston Villa.

Norwich have now lost six straight games in all competitions and slipped into the relegation zone after Newcastle's 1-0 win over West Brom.

Neil questioned his side's passion, with the Canaries winless since January 2.

"Not until we were 2-0 down," he said, when asked if the Canaries showed enough character.

"If you watch the Premier League they shouldn't need building up. That's motivation in itself. Nobody wants to feel the pain of relegation. I've got two promotions back-to-back and the last thing I want to do is go back.

"I've been used to winning and when you start losing it's difficult to handle. It's not nice. You want to fight, you need the players to do that. They have to show that passion.

"What we have to do is make sure we have enough bottle to respond. If you are that fragile and your confidence is hurt because you've lost a couple of games you're in the wrong game."