Sheffield United boss Paul Heckingbottom says they can be stronger for their 3-0 FA Cup semifinal defeat to Manchester City.

Riyad Mahrez scored a hat-trick in Saturday's 3-0 win for Manchester City.

Heckingbottom said: “I saw a team going right to the end, as we expect.

“I can't get away from we gave City two goals, that's the frustration.

“There were big lessons from that game. If we get to where we want to be, that's the benchmark. We need to understand that everyone, myself included, to a man, need to be better in how we prepare, how we play and then how we execute.

“We didn't score when we had the first two chances, which is critical against the best, and we knew we'd have to be disciplined in moments where we had to suffer without the ball.

“But within that we can still get an element of control, which we did, and to concede the penalty is poor on our part. The second is probably the most frustrating because it's an uphill battle then."