REDFEARN WANTS HOME COMFORTS

REDFEARN WANTS HOME COMFORTS

Head coach keen to keep up Elland Road form...

Neil Redfearn has warned his side against taking Fulham lightly on Saturday (3pm) as he looks to maintain United’s encouraging home form.

Including his caretaker spell earlier in the season, Redfearn is yet to suffer defeat on home soil and has collected 13 points from a possible 15 at Elland Road.

Despite struggling for form on the road, victory over Fulham would make it three home wins on the bounce after impressive victories over Blackpool and league leaders Derby in the last two outings.

The Cottagers arrive on West Yorkshire following a 5-0 home defeat to Watford, but Kit Symon’s side had lost just once in their previous five and they sit one point below United in the Championship table.

"We’re on a good run at home but to be fair to Fulham, they’re a decent side," said Redfearn.

"If you look through the side, they’ve got players – Scott Parker, Hugo Rodallega, Ross McCormack. If you take them lightly, you’ve got a problem.

"But like I’ve said all along, whether it’s Derby or whoever it is who comes down to Elland Road, I’m more interested in us – what we do and how we perform.

"It’s important that we get that level of performance right and the consistency.

"We’ve got to try to be as consistent as we can because we know from experience, the more consistent you are, the more results you get and the more points you pick up."

Redfearn also believes there is now healthy competition throughout his squad as a number of players look to force their way in.

"The competition has been good and I think what’s happened now is we’ve settled everything down and we’ve had some results from it," he said.

"I think the players are realising now they’ve got to fight to get in the team, which is good.

"The other thing as well is we’ve got these talented young players underneath.

"I went to watch the Under-21s at Leicester on Tuesday and they were a different class. They’re pushing so the seniors are under pressure, which is good."

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