United manager Simon Grayson has been quick to praise the attitude of young midfielder Fabian Delph.

The England under-21 international has been the subject of intense media speculation during the January transfer window, and the boss says he has dealt with the increased focused with real maturity.

"You can't stop speculation", conceded the boss. 

"You only have to look at the papers on a daily basis - and this isn't just our players, it's a lot of players and a lot of clubs - there's always some link and half of the time it's a load of rubbish because they don't have anything better to write about.

"What Fabian's done is not let it affect him. Since I've been here, he's had speculation about possibly leaving or people wanting to buy him, but nothing has affected him.

"He needs to concentrate, and I'm chuffed to bits he's been able to do that. It shows great maturity from him."

Fab, who is in contention for the PFA League One Player of the Month award, will be looking to maintain his form when United head for Walsall on Saturday.

The boss has reported no new injury worries ahead of the game, although Frazer Richardson is still sidelined with a thigh problem.

See more Walsall build-up including the manager's pre-match press conference in full...