ADAM Lallana has urged his teammates to put the disappointment of the derby day defeat to Portsmouth to one side and get back to winning ways in the league.

Lallana, one of Saints’ best players in the 4-1 defeat by Pompey, is acutely aware that the club’s play-off hopes rest on their next few games.

After a few too many draws of late, Saints need to rediscover their top league form, starting at table-topping Norwich next weekend, or they will be too far behind the top six to harbour realistic hopes of promotion this season.

Whilst defeat against Portsmouth hurt Lallana, he is trying to focus on what Saints still have left to play for.

He said: “If you don’t take your chances you can leave yourself vulnerable at the back when you’re chasing the game and that’s what happened.

“We’re gutted and I’m sure the fans are.

“But we gave it our all, matched them and were the better team for the majority of the game, but it just doesn’t work out sometimes.

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