Goals from Riley McGree, Tommy Conway and substitutes Emmanuel Latte Lath and Dan Barlaser for Boro consigned QPR to their fourth home league defeat of the season.

The Hoops had drawn each of their previous three games, including creditable 0-0 results against promotion-chasing Burnley and Sunderland, but there were loud boos at the full-time whistle at Loftus Road after this latest defeat.

“Hopefully they see a team that is trying their best,” Cifuentes said.

“Unfortunately so far it has not been enough, so I think it is fair that they are not happy in this moment.

“No-one is [happy]. I’m not a happy manager, the players are not happy to get the results that we are getting at the moment.

“But the only solution is to stay together. Because that was, I think, the main key of our success last season in a very difficult situation.

“And this season will probably be the same in a sense that we need everyone, so hopefully we can start to get the results that we want and pick up the points that we need.”