Adam Clayton firmly believes Middlesbrough are not one of the three worst teams in the Premier League as they battle for their top-flight lives.
The table after Monday night's 2-1 home defeat by Arsenal made for difficult reading on Teesside with Boro lying in 19th place, six points adrift of Hull in 17th with six games remaining and without a league win since December 17.
However, as he turns his attention to the latest in a series of must-win games at Bournemouth on Saturday, 28-year-old midfielder Clayton is refusing to accept the seemingly inevitable.
He said: 'If you asked the other teams "Are Middlesbrough one of the three worst teams in the league?