PRE-MATCH INTERVIEW: Eustace previews Saturday’s trip to Bramall Lane

Head Coach John Eustace hailed his Derby County side’s attitude and application as they look forward to facing Sheffield United on Saturday, following consecutive Sky Bet Championship victories last week.

The Rams will travel to Bramall Lane on Saturday (3pm kick-off), buoyed by two 1-0 wins at Pride Park Stadium last week.

David Ozoh’s first goal of the campaign secured victory over Norwich City on Tuesday 21st October, before Carlton Morris’ fifth goal of the season secured another three points against Queens Park Rangers five days later.

Eustace’s side will be looking to continue that momentum against the Blades, and the Head Coach sat down with RamsTV ahead of the Championship encounter in Sheffield to preview the clash.

On last week’s back-to-back home wins…

When you win games, it breeds confidence. I have said that there will be bumps in the road, and we've certainly had that up to now, but we've always maintained a really good attitude. The group is fantastic to work with. The boys are here to help build the football club, which we all are. We know if we keep believing in the process and believing in what we're doing, then we're going to grow and get better throughout the season.

An update on Max Johnston’s hamstring injury…

It's better than we initially thought. He's going to be out for between six and eight weeks. It could have been a lot worse, but he's going to be a miss for us. His development, the way he's been playing, has been strong - he's had some good games and not so good games. His attitude has been different class, and he was getting better and better. Unfortunately, he’ll have a little break now. He'll come back stronger, and we can't wait for him to get back.

On Saturday’s opponents, Sheffield United…

They've had a slow start, but they've got a fantastic squad of players there. They've got a top manager in Chris Wilder who knows the level inside out. He's been very successful, so we know it's going to be a really difficult game, but it's one that we're really looking forward to.