DERBY County head coach Steve McClaren was delighted with the response from his players as they thumped Fulham 5-1.
The Rams bounced back from their first defeat of the season at Charlton in emphatic style at the iPro Stadium.
Fulham midfielder Scott Parker cancelled out Jamie Ward's first-half opener but goals from Craig Bryson, Chris Martin (2) and Simon Dawkins sealed a comprehensive win for the home side.
"It wasn't so much the result at Charlton, what disappointed me was the performance," said McClaren.
"It wasn't Derby and we talked about that and the key thing in this league is how you react and the players have done it themselves.
"They were determined to rectify that performance and result against a very good team, so the reaction was doubly pleasing, because once we conceded the goal, coming back was so important and in the last 15 minutes we were totally dominant.
"We made it a bit difficult for ourselves by conceding the equaliser just after half-time but from that point, we got stronger and stronger.
"We played well in the last half an hour and were clinical with our finishing."
