Preston's Andy Little admitted his opening goal unexpectedly came against the run of play after his side beat Rochdale 2-0 in the Capital One Cup.
Dale dominated the first half of the game, but the former Rangers star's first goal in the 43rd minute turned the entire match head over heels.
Little also admitted that his teammates and him knew that they still have a lot of rooms for improvement and they could do so much better if Simon Grayson's side are to be successful this season.
"Rochdale dictated a lot of the play in the first half and we said at half time that we just needed to work a bit harder and get on the ball a bit more," said Little.
"We gave them an awful lot of time on the ball. My goal came totally against the run of play."
"Bailey Wright did well to set me away and I managed to get a run on them, one of few times I got any space."
"It just kept opening up for me and the goalkeeper took a bit of a gamble and I just managed to flick it over him."
"I was delighted to get off the mark and hopefully there's plenty more to come."
"We were much better in the second half, but we know we still need to improve looking ahead to the rest of the season."
Preston did show a lackluster performance and a little ambition in the first half, but was quite a bomb that exploded after 43 minutes.
On the other hand, Preston boss Keith Hill had used all his substitutes and was disappointed with his team's performance specifically in terms of defending and finishing.
"We made a vital individual mistake for their first goal and then for the second," he said.
"We cannot make these mistakes and expect to compete against teams at this standard."
"I was reasonably content with the first-half performance but we have got to be better in both boxes."
"We got into the final third again exceptionally well, but we didn't pick out the right runner, the right pass, the right cross, right shot selection."
"It's frustrating because I have good players here and we try to play it the right way."
"I am very frustrated with both goals, but I won't lose my faith."
"The frustration is losing that type of game in the manner we have done, in the same way we did against Peterborough on Saturday."
