DEFENDER Jannik Vestergaard believes Saints must treat their remaining games as ’11 more finals’.

Ralph Hasenhuttl’s men are back in action tomorrow night against Fulham, following their 2-0 defeat to Arsenal on Sunday.

And Vestergaard, who has only missed one game since Hasenhuttl’s appointment in December, isn’t allowing himself to worry about the prospect of relegation.

The Danish international said: “I’m not concerned.

“I’m confident that we have developed a lot since Christmas and we have also learnt to win.

“Mentally, we know we are capable of it and we will do so again.

“We have 11 finals to play. Fulham is obviously a very important game, but from here on out, they are all going to be extremely important.

“We have 11 games to try and get as many points as possible and we know that we have the quality, but that we will need to be at 100 per cent to win games.

“The Premier League is the toughest league there is and, even Fulham, will be a handful. 

“We need to be at our best.”

Apart from Cardiff being thrashed 5-1 by Watford at home on Friday evening, last weekend’s results didn’t work out in Saints’ favour.

Newcastle, Crystal Palace and Burnley all won, which leaves the final relegation spot looking like a two-horse race between Hasenhuttl’s side and the Bluebirds.

However, if Saints lose to Fulham, Claudio Ranieri’s strugglers will have hope of an unlikely comeback.

With the next two games against Manchester United and Tottenham, Vestergaard believes it’s that little bit more important to take points off the teams around you in the league.

“If we beat the big teams and lose against the smaller ones, but still make it, then I am fine with that,” he added.

“I think the chances of beating all the big teams are a little bit slim.

“Plus, when you beat a direct opponent in a relegation battle, you take points away from them, too.

“It’s going to be big for us and it’s a massive game on Wednesday.”

Vestergaard refused to use Saints’ two-week break as an excuse for a lacklustre performance at the Emirates.

“You can see it two ways. It can be good to rest your legs and get some of the injured players closer to getting ready. You can also lose a little bit of rhythm. Regardless, I don’t think that had anything to do with losing to Arsenal.”