Fulham recorded their fourth victory in six games with a convincing two-nil win over Stoke City at the Cottage on Saturday and striker Andrew Johnson praised his Team's impressive start to 2011 ahead of Wednesday night's match against Liverpool at Anfield.
“It was a great result against Stoke,” Johnson told fulhamfc.com. “In the last two or three weeks it’s been coming together and we’re looking good.
“It was always going to be a hard, physical game against Stoke but you’ve got to roll your sleeves up and I think our football shone through on Saturday.
“Three points in the Premier League is satisfying no matter who it is against. It’s such a tight League and we’re delighted to have taken seven points from three games."
After netting his first goal of the season against Wigan Athletic the previous weekend, Johnson put in another fine shift against Stoke on Saturday and the striker is clearly now feeling close to his best again.
“That was probably one of my better performances on Saturday and I’m pretty much fully fit now," Johnson explained.
"It takes a bit of time after being out for 14-15 months. It slowly started to come back and getting the goal against Wigan was like getting a monkey off my back.
"I’ve had a few niggles here and there as I’ve been coming back but I think I’m injury free now and clear to get a good run of games. My touch is getting better and my runs are getting better and I’m feeling sharper game by game. I’ve just got to continue doing that.
"I think going onto the pitch worrying about my knee or anything went four or five weeks ago when I first came back. I don’t think about my knee at all when I’m out on the pitch."
Mark Hughes' side are back in action on Wednesday night at Anfield before Sunday's FA Cup clash against Spurs at the Cottage| and Johnson and company are evidently full of confidence ahead of two massive games this week.
“It’s a big game on Wednesday night against Liverpool at Anfield," said Johnson. "We’ll be looking to build on what we achieved on Saturday against Stoke - it’s time to kick on now.”