Watford boss Roy Hodgson refuses to give up on Premier League safety after their thrashing at Manchester City.

Watford were hammered 5-1 on Saturday.

“We're going to need to do better to get points from our next batch of games," Hodgson said.

“We won't find ourselves under the same stress and pressure as today, so then comes a different challenge of how much we can cause the opposition problems.

“We've got to try and engender the hope we need to give ourselves a chance. I haven't had the feeling we've lost games because of a lack of spirit or heart; we're getting punished for most, if not all the mistakes we're making.

“Ray [Lewington] and I came in with high hopes of keeping the club from relegation. It's not happening yet, but it's not over yet. This job is no harder comparatively than any other job I've had and we're still working to encourage the players to believe they can deliver what's required in these final five games."