Leon Britton says Swansea City have to be careful not to fall too far behind their Premier League strugglers

"The wins need to come sooner rather than later," said midfielder Britton, who has played over 400 Swansea games.

"You can't keep saying 'next week, next week' because, before you know it, time runs out and you're cut adrift."

And although the club has been without a manager since the dismissal of Garry Monk on 9 December, Britton believes the appointment of a replacement should not be rushed.

"I think the main thing is the board get it right, they take their time and they choose the right man because in the meantime they've got a safe pair of hands in [caretaker manager] Alan Curtis and Dave Adams," Britton added.

"My journey at Swansea has been fantastic. We've all talked about it, we've won promotions and when we've got to the Premier League we've done fantastic.

"But we want to make sure we remain there - no one wants to be a part of a team that's been relegated."