Dundee United captain Ross Docherty has revealed what he and his teammates told each other after Celtic thrashed them 5-0 to win the league title at the weekend.
Brendan Rodgers' men put on a show at Tannadice as Nicolas Kuhn and Adam Idah each bagged braces in an emphatic triumph.
Despite their heavy defeat, United remain alive in the fight for third and European football.
Skipper Docherty lifted the lid on their reaction to their recent loss: "We’re disappointed and we will analyse the game, but we’re not going to judge our season on what happened against Celtic," he said.
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"We’ll be judged after the next four games, and we’ve got to pick ourselves up and be positive for the start of another big week.
"That’s what we said among ourselves in the dressing room after the match."
Jim Goodwin's men sit three points behind Hibernian and Aberdeen, who occupy third and fourth, respectively. They face the former at Easter Road next week before ending their season with a trio of matches against St Mirren, Rangers and the Dons.
Docherty backs his teammates to bounce back: "Whenever we’ve had a bad result or a bad performance, we’ve generally responded," he said.
"I think we can have a good four games now, and try to get something special for this football club.
"It’s already been a very good season. I think we’ve got to remember that. As a group, we’ve got to remember that it’s been a good first season back in the league. But we’re not going to rest on that.
"There’s no pressure on us – but we’ll put our pressure on ourselves, push ourselves and hope that results go our way."
