Hunt: Players take blame for defeat

Goals from Gylfi Sigurdsson and Simon Church had given the Royals a 2-0 lead at the break but they crumbled in the second half to throw away the points. Hunt said: "The manager [Brendan Rodgers] was gutted after the game and he laid down a few home truths, as he needed to. "It's down to us on the pitch. He is doing everything he can and we're not carrying it out on the field. "Individually and collectively we take the blame for our mistakes. "We owe ourselves a result now. We need to make sure it never happens again."