Stanley boss John Coleman says his side are “right in the mire” following their 1-0 defeat against relegation rivals MK Dons.

Sullay Kaikai scored the deciding goal after just eight minutes when he beat two players and squeezed the ball home from a tight angle.

Coleman admits his side didn’t deserve anything against the Dons and says they must “fight for every last drop” as they aim to maintain their League One status.

“We only started playing in the second half,” he said. “If you play a really important game against one of your relegation rivals – it was a real six pointer – if you don’t start playing until the second half you put yourself in trouble.

“We didn’t start the game like we should, we gifted them opportunities and they took one. They were better than us.

“We had no attempts in the first half which was poor. In the second half, we had more attempts but we huffed and puffed, and they saw it out quite comfortably in the end and they deserved the win.

“We are right in the mire now. It’s just in our own hands but not much. We are back in the bottom four but we have 10 games to play and plenty of points on offer, and we have to fight for every last drop.”