Rio Ferdinand insists Manchester United will provide an immediate response to their shock Champions League exit when they face Wolverhampton Wanderers at Old Trafford here Saturday.
Defeat in Basel condemned United to the unloved Europa League -- and confirmed the Premier League as the club's number one target this season.
But with near neighbours Manchester City five points clear at the top of the table, Sir Alex Ferguson's reigning English champions are already playing catch-up with little margin for error.
With the League Cup quarter final defeat by second tier Crystal Palace a week previously still fresh in the memory, anything less than victory against Wolves will ensure the inquest into United's failings gathers pace.
Former United captain Roy Keane was among those who criticised the depth of Ferguson's following the shock loss in Switzerland.
But centre back Ferdinand -- one of those players whose future at the club has been questioned -- is adamant the team will bounce back.
"The lads are devastated to have gone out at this stage of the tournament but we didn't do enough at Old Trafford and if you don't finish teams off at home, you can't expect to go through," said the England defender.
"Nights at Old Trafford, under the lights, the Champions League music... that's what you live for. We've gone out early this year and we're disappointed.
"But we can't blame anyone else but ourselves.
"We will pick ourselves up and dust ourselves down and rally round each other and move onto the next game because thats what makes this club great," he added.
"We won't dwell on this, although we're massively disappointed at the moment. But we've got massive games coming up and we need to make sure we're in the right frame of mind to win those games," Ferdinand said.
Ferguson claimed his side's failings in front of goal cost them in Basel, with Wayne Rooney guilty of missing a simple first half chance to put the visitors in control of the tie.
The striker will at least face Wolves having been boosted by the news his three-game Euro 2012 ban has been reduced to two on appeal, ensuring Rooney will be available to face co-hosts Ukraine in England's final group game next year.
England's fortunes are of little concern to United manager Ferguson, however, who saw a bad night in Switzerland turn worse when Nemanja Vidic was stretchered off with knee ligament damage.
The centre back is now set for a lengthy absence.
Wolves, meanwhile, travel to Old Trafford buoyed by success over Sunderland although it is more than 30 years since they last won at United's home ground.
Having seen United overpower Aston Villa following the Palace defeat, Wolves manager Mick McCarthy has warned his side of the dangers of facing a top team looking to bounce back from a loss.
"Doing it on the training ground is one thing -- doing it on the pitch against United is another," McCarthy explained.
"That can happen from time to time -- sometimes you have a great week's training and then go out there and think 'what's happened?'
"Other times you can be sat in the dressing room on a Saturday and think you've not had a great week and then play like world-beaters."
McCarthy added: "It was a bit like us two weeks ago when everyone was suggesting it was a good time to play Chelsea.
"Then you see the team in front of you and they're good players and if you give them chances, they'll bury you.
"It was the same for Villa going up against Man United."
Source: AFP
