Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini has called on his side to be more aggressive after their disappointing 2-1 defeat at Hull.

The Blues were slow out of the blocks and found themselves two-down before Emmanuel Adebayor gave City hope of snatching a draw.

Mancini admitted his side were second best and says they must improve drastically if they are to beat Liverpool, Aston Villa and Everton to the prized fourth spot and place in the Champions League.

The City chief, who gave Patrick Vieira and Adam Johnson their debuts off the bench, said: "We didn't play very well.

"We know Hull at home is a different proposition, they played well.

"We started the game very, very slowly and there were things I didn't like because the pitch is the same whether we play at home or away.

"If we want to make the top four, we must win away and we must fight. We must be aggressive away, not like the first half."

Mancini also criticised the Hull fans who subjected Wayne Bridge to a series of personal chants at the KC Stadium.

The England left-back, who played his first match after two months out with a knee injury, has found himself in an unwanted media spotlight following the revelations about an alleged affair between former Chelsea team-mate John Terry and his ex-partner, which yesterday resulted in Terry being stripped of the England captaincy by coach Fabio Capello.

Terry was roundly booed during Chelsea's 1-1 draw with Hull at the KC on Tuesday and Bridge was also singled out by the home fans.

Mancini said: "I think sometimes we have to have respect for people. It was not good, in the first half, the people did not respect him."

The City coach, who refused to comment on Terry's demotion, added of Bridge's performance: "It was important he played and I hope in the next week he can improve. Wayne is an important player for us."