Luton Town midfielder Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu insists they cannot afford to dwell on their Carabao Cup defeat to Exeter.

Mpanzu made his 377th appearance for the club and wore the captain's armband on the night.

He told Luton Today: “I've got to rally the troops and make sure everyone's positive now.

"It's all about having a positive mental attitude and if things aren't going your way, you've got to be sticking together.

“The boys will be around everyone and making sure everything is done right.

“Everyone's looking at themselves thinking what more they could have done, but we can't be too disappointed because there's a lot more games to come.

"Our main target this year is to stay in the Premier League, but a good cup run could have given us confidence.

“We want to try and win every game, momentum is going to be key this season and we thought we could get a win here, unfortunately that wasn't to be.

“Exeter played well in spells, they got their goal and they're into the next round.

"For us it's full focus on to the league and Saturday.

"Hopefully we make sure we come back to the training ground full of spirits as the main thing now is we've got to stick together.

"We can't let losses separate the team, so we've got to come together, stick as a unit as there's still a long season ahead.

"We've got to try and get some wins as quickly as possible, so we can have some momentum going into every game we play."