YORK City attacker Danny Galbraith has no problem switching between 4-4-2 and 4-3-3 formations if it helps the team pick up vital points.

The former Manchester United trainee swapped between operating as an orthodox winger and a member of the visitors' three-pronged strikeforce at Yeovil on Saturday.

He also moved from one flank to the other and, although the Minstermen lost 1-0 to their Sky Bet League Two relegation rivals, Galbraith feels such flexibility could prove valuable during the rest of the campaign.

"You've got to be flexible and able to play different formations and I don't think we were uncomfortable with those we used at Yeovil," he said.

"Whatever the manager asks us to do, it's up to us to adapt and if he feels we need to change during the game, we will do.

"They're not formations that are foreign to us that nobody has played before, so I've certainly got no problems with that. Some clubs play 4-4-2 and some play 4-3-3 and I would say it's probably been about 50-50.

"It's not like we're trying to be smart playing a system nobody has ever come across. Everybody in the team will have played large parts of their career in one of those formations and I quite like changing during games.

"It brings a freshness to everything and I enjoy being energetic and popping up in different positions. Football's a game of chess at times. You've got to counter and combat the opposition or impose your own style."

Galbraith was one of the visitors' best performers in Somerset but he went on to declare that he is uninterested in personal plaudits when the team loses.

He explained: "When you get beaten, it doesn't matter how you play as an individual. I felt I contributed and tried to make things happen but I would rather play poorly and get three points.

"Results are everything, regardless of who plays well and poorly."

While hosts Yeovil enjoyed their first win in 17 fixtures on Saturday, Galbraith also argued that the defeat should have no bearing on the team's confidence ahead of games against higher-placed opponents than the Glovers.

"It's only logical when you are in a relegation battle that you want to take points from the teams that you are in direct competition with," he said.

"But it's a long season and in the month or so I've been here, we've played teams near the top and the bottom and I don't believe there's much of a difference between a lot of them.

"We've just got to concentrate on ourselves and it's important to keep doing what the manager is asking of us to pull away from the position we are in. The talent in the team is not being represented by our league position."

Galbraith is hoping, meanwhile, that the players will carry on receiving the backing of the Minstermen faithful.

Newport, who are four points above Jackie McNamara's men, will provide City's next test at Bootham Crescent a week on Saturday and, stressing the need for continued unity, the ex-Hibernian winger said: "I know it's a cliche but we all have to stick together.

"We need the fans' backing and we saw what that can do in our last home game when we beat Morecambe.

"The supporters have been right behind us since I came here and have been great considering the position we are in, so we've got to do everything we can to repay them."

With Bradley Fewster having agreed to extend his loan stay from Middlesbrough until the end of the season and talks taking place to recruit winger Kenny McEvoy on a permanent basis, Galbraith also welcomed the club's commitment to retaining such promising prospects.

"Bradley's done well," said fellow attacker Galbraith. "He's looked sharp and while Saturday's game was difficult for him, it's a great move getting him until the end of the season.

"You can see in training that he's got ability and he's a young lad who I'm sure will get goals for us if he gets the opportunity.

"When Kenny came on at Yeovil, he also gave us a different option on the right. He's a bit more direct going down the line and putting crosses in and he was effective in doing that.

"He will be a good addition, if it comes off, because you need to keep quality players at the club to move forward."

Galbraith, who has only ever scored once during 75 appearances in English and Scottish football, came close to doubling that modest haul at Huish Park and said: "I feel that's coming.

"I was unlucky with a couple of opportunities at the weekend and I'll just keep trying to do the right things."