Manchester United captain Harry Maguire has said that his side must "go on a run" of victories in order to stand a chance of securing a top-four spot in the Premier League table.
Sunday's 4-1 defeat at Manchester City has left the Red Devils in fifth spot in the division, one point behind fourth-placed Arsenal, who have three matches in hand on Ralf Rangnick's side.
Man United will now welcome Tottenham Hotspur to Old Trafford on Saturday, and Maguire has refused to play down the importance of the clash with Antonio Conte's side.
"We know it's an important end to the season that we've got. It's a run of games where we know that we've got to go on a run, we've got to go and pick up win after win after win and we're more than capable of doing it but we've got to show it on the pitch, we've got to show it every game that we go into, take each game as it comes, a big game against Tottenham next," Maguire told MUTV.
"We've got to make sure that we focus this week. I know it's going to be a disappointing couple of days, it always is when you lose one of these big, emotional games. The lads are devastated in there.
"We'll obviously analyse the game, look at areas we can improve on but when we come to Tottenham, we've got to make sure that we're ready to give a performance and ready to get the result that we want."
Man United will also welcome Atletico Madrid to Old Trafford next week for the second leg of their last-16 Champions League contest, which is level at 1-1 following the first leg in Madrid.
Matt Law
