Manchester United winger Antonio Valencia admits their Champions League humiliation has fired their resurgence in the league.
United are now level on points with Manchester City going into the New Year's Eve round.
"We reached the final last year and it hurts to go out so early.
"But we are using that hurt. The group now tries even harder in training and we are going into games with a determined attitude because we've got to win something, whether it is the Premier League, Europa League or FA Cup.
"We have to make sure we are involved in those trophies and we have a renewed focus.""The biggest blow was the Champions League because we are a big club and we are expected to be fighting to win the competition, not just qualifying from the group stages," said Valencia.