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Head coach Garry Monk insists Cambridge United have "more than enough" in their squad to secure their League One status despite a 6-0 defeat at Lincoln City.

It was their heaviest loss of the season and fifth in six games, although ex-Sheffield Wednesday boss Monk has only been in charge for the last two.

The U's are now 20th in the table with nine games remaining.

"Defensively, especially away from home, we need to be much harder to beat," Monk said.

"It's food for thought for me. I maybe need to reassess. I like to attack but I maybe need a different strategy away from home.

"At home, I think we'll be fine - I think we can be really competitive at home. Away from home, we need to have a little look at what we need to set up, maybe give them a little bit more security around each other."

United only saved themselves from relegation last season by beating Forest Green Rovers in their final game and want to avoid it going down to the wire this term.

But only four of their last nine fixtures are at home and two of the away matches are against teams in play-offs contention - Barnsley on 29 March and Blackpool on 6 April.

They travel to Reading on Saturday, a team two places above them but on the same number of points.

"One thing we'll do is stick together," he told ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio Cambridgeshire.

"I know there's more than enough in that changing room - I think they know it. We need to work to make sure that they can bring it out and build confidence."

Monk, whose side are five points above the drop zone, switched to a formation with wing-backs after Lincoln scored their third goal early in the second half.

"At that point, I was doing it with the belief that if we could get a goal, maybe we could change the momentum, but we then gifted them another couple of soft goals," he added.

"I think I'm quite clear in my head now what I need to do after seeing that. It was unexpected, the lads have been great on the training ground and are a really good group and really honest and receptive."