'No point' in feeling down - Shrewsbury's Appleton

Shrewsbury Town have taken five points from their first eight games of the League Two season under Michael Appleton

Shrewsbury Town boss Michael Appleton says it is important for his squad not to get too deflated after they failed to build on their first win of the season with Saturday's 3-1 home defeat by Salford.

Former Salop striker Daniel Udoh put the Ammies ahead in the first half before Sam Clucas levelled only for the visitors to win it in the second period with two goals in the last eight minutes, including a second for Udoh.

The loss was Shrewsbury's fifth in eight games in League Two and halted the momentum generated by their first three points of the campaign at Barnet a week earlier.

But Appleton does not want any disappointment to linger.

"There's no point us feeling too sorry for ourselves - the reality is it is a result but games come thick and fast and things can change very, very quickly," he told BBC Radio Shropshire.

"I think there's enough in there to win games of football at this level, I really do."

Appleton has overseen a significant overhaul of his squad during the summer with 12 new players arriving - including free-agent striker Chuks Aneke after the end of the transfer window.

Despite the club's tough start to life back in League Two after last season's relegation, Appleton says the freshness that has been injected into the squad will help them turn results around.

"The lads that have come in recently have made a real impact and made us much better, and I hope that continues," he said.

"If it does continue and we perform in the same sort of manner, we will pick up lots of points."

Town have the rest of the week to prepare for Saturday's trip to Harrogate (12:30 BST) and Appleton is welcoming being able to fully focus on that with no other commitments.

"It might be a good thing that there's no midweek game this week because it's an opportunity for them to dust themselves down and regroup," he said.