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Dundee United manager Jim Goodwin has told his players they must bring their derby mentality into the final two games of the season.
United looked set to wrap up seventh spot in the Scottish Premiership when they beat their next-door neighbours 3-0 in the first game after the league split.
But they have since conceded five goals without reply against Kilmarnock and Aberdeen and the Dons are now just three points behind.
"The disappointment for me off the last two performances, I just don't think we reached the levels of the Dundee derby a few weeks ago," Goodwin told Dundee United TV as he prepares for Tuesday's visit by Livingston.
"Those standards, that level of professionalism, that mindset, needs to be a given every single week, every day in training, because there's always something at stake.
"Quite simply, the last couple of games haven't been good enough.
"Saturday was an opportunity for us to cement seventh place and there is prize money at stake. We have allowed Aberdeen the opportunity to close the gap.
"There is significance in the two fixtures coming up, but there will certainly be changes to the starting XI and there will be an opportunity for a few players who haven't quite got the minutes they wanted."
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United looked set to wrap up seventh spot in the Scottish Premiership when they beat their next-door neighbours 3-0 in the first game after the league split.
But they have since conceded five goals without reply against Kilmarnock and Aberdeen and the Dons are now just three points behind.
"The disappointment for me off the last two performances, I just don't think we reached the levels of the Dundee derby a few weeks ago," Goodwin told Dundee United TV as he prepares for Tuesday's visit by Livingston.
"Those standards, that level of professionalism, that mindset, needs to be a given every single week, every day in training, because there's always something at stake.
"Quite simply, the last couple of games haven't been good enough.
"Saturday was an opportunity for us to cement seventh place and there is prize money at stake. We have allowed Aberdeen the opportunity to close the gap.
"There is significance in the two fixtures coming up, but there will certainly be changes to the starting XI and there will be an opportunity for a few players who haven't quite got the minutes they wanted."
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