Hull City defender Paul McShane says their shock defeat to Burnley should act as a wake-up call.
Optimism could be tested further when City face a run of games against Tottenham, Manchester United and Everton, but McShane wants the Turf Moor defeat to act as a shock to the system.
"It might turn out to be a blessing in disguise, in that it might wake a few people up," he told the Hull Daily Mail.
"Maybe we have got a bit carried away with ourselves by picking up a point at Arsenal and Liverpool.
"These are the most important games, not the ones in the big stadiums against Arsenal.
"We have to pick ourselves up. It is a reminder we are in a fight. We can't accept defeats like that.
"It is a wake-up call and we have to buck our ideas up, sort ourselves out."
