Warnock told reporters “I thought they were fabulous: from one to 11 and the subs. I don’t think there was a weakness today. I thought we worked hard this week in training and it’s benefited.The selection I thought was right today, we wanted to have a go at them from the start and not sit back like we did against Watford.
“It’s always nice for a change to score the first goal, which put a bit of pressure on them – because they’re a good side. They’re fighting to try and get in Europe. The only disappointment is we didn’t score another two or three when we had some fabulous opportunities. But it’s not us to make it straightforward, is it?”
“I think you said it was the most important game of my career or something like that. You have to fill news bulletins I suppose.
“For me, it was an important game. You can say about the other results, but I just think it brings a few more back into the pack. It makes a few more nervous.
“I think we’re quite capable of getting results between now and the end of the season.
“You can see the confidence. There’s one or two real plusses for me today: Murphy and Hoilett, not just scoring and making goals but the defensive side of the game as well.
“You’ve got (Aaron) Cresswell and (Ryan) Fredericks, two of the most attacking full-backs in the league, and they (Murphy and Hoilett) were magnificent.
“You can go through the team as well. I was really pleased with how we set up and played some good football at times.”
“I think it was the biggest win of the season just because of how poor we were in the last three matches.
“There are a lot of positives today, a lot of answers for the critics. That’s our eighth clean sheet, I would like to see how many other teams in the bottom half have eight clean sheets this year. The centre-backs and full-backs were fabulous then you go into midfield with (Aron) Gunnarsson running the show.
Hmm..there are teams in the top half who don’t have anywhere near 8 clean sheets!!