Mort said: "Sam and I met and we knew that we had to put things right. We were both very keen to go out and do well against Arsenal.
"Maybe it might not have happened last night, but we knew eventually it would turn around.
"I am not going to ignore the fact we have had some bad results lately.
"The team is going to need time to get things right and we are going to give them time to get it right - we will get it right eventually.
"Last night was evidence we are heading in the right direction."