Norwich City manager Chris Hughton has insisted that he understands the frustration shown by the supporters after the 4-2 defeat to Southampton on Saturday.

The Canaries went 2-0 down after less than an hour as Mauricio Pochettino's side dominated the game for long spells throughout.

Hughton responded by bringing on Ricky van Wolfswinkel, Nathan Redmond and Johan Elmander, which attracted criticism from the travelling fans.

Norwich mounted a late comeback, but it wasn't enough as the Saints took all three points, leading to Hughton admitting that he has sympathy for the fans.

"It's never nice [being criticised], but I understand," he told reporters.

"We had more than 2,000 supporters travel down and it's their club and their team and they want to see a Norwich team which is really competing and allowing themselves to be really competitive in the game.

"What they saw for longer periods was a Southampton team that is better than us. It's not nice, but as manager you have to take all criticism on the chin and look for a response in the next game."

Norwich sit in 15th place in the Premier League table, four points above the relegation zone.