Matos moves aside to give players the plaudits

"They needed to have that feeling. They needed to have that moment.

"The responsibility is always mine when we don't win, but when we win, they need to get that feeling, and that's what I wanted: for them to have the connection with the fans."

Questions had been asked of Swansea after the Rangers mauling, which came on the back of a home defeat to West Ham United.

But they responded in emphatic fashion by dismantling a Blackburn side who arrived in Wales on the back of four wins in their previous six games.

"We have a lot of players with really good character, a lot of players with a squad full of really good human beings," Matos added.

"I think that's the most important thing for us, to have these types of players who really care about where they are, really care about the team, really care about each other, really care about the club.

"That's what we try to build, and when you have this kind of answer after what happened last week, you can see that."

Swansea, who are second in the table after leaders Middlesbrough beat Charlton, are back in action at Portsmouth on Tuesday.

The Swans will assess the fitness of Eustaquio, one of several standout performers against Blackburn, who left the pitch late on complaining of a groin issue.

Matos will hope to have Marko Stamenic back in his squad at Fratton Park after the New Zealand international missed out against Rovers because of a virus.