"The extra motivation for us comes because we've had a bad spell in the league and the fact we have been unlucky in recent games.
"I am never motivated by the opposition. I am motivated by my own team. I will tell the players to keep playing for the fans like they did at Aston Villa.
"After the spell we've been in there is an opportunity for us to show we have become stronger and bigger. Big clubs come through rough times and I hope we will be looking back at this period as a time when we strengthened. This run will be when we sharpened our assets."