Derby County manager John Eustace said his team rediscovered their "effort and desire" despite defeat to play-off rivals Hull.
He told BBC Radio Derby after their 4-2 defeat at MK Stadium: "I am disappointed we lost the game. The effort was fantastic tonight, we created some unbelievable chances, and on another night we could have scored five or six.
"Last week at Watford we lacked that effort and desire, and tonight we had it all over the pitch.
"We didn't defend the box well enough, all four goals could have been stopped, for sure. But there's a lot of positives to take from tonight.
"We had to make a lot of changes tonight, the back four was playing out of position, but we are where we are with our injury situations."