Speaking to fulhamfc.com as the season run in commences, Tom Cairney expressed his delight after bouncing back in style with a West London derby win on Saturday.
“I enjoyed it a lot,” said our captain. “A London derby is always good to play in and we’ve had a good record at their place since I’ve been at the club - it’s been a nice ground for us.
“The atmosphere was top as well – a sellout. We brought a lot and when the second goal went in it was great for them (the fans), they were amazing from minute one.
“Obviously it was a disappointing result just before the international break so we had to perform and get a win and they played a big part in that.
“Every time I’ve played this season it’s been brilliant. It’s been good to come into a good side and a confident side.
“I tried to stamp my mark on the game which I thought I did and I think in the end we could’ve scored more goals.”
In a real all-round team display, Aleksandar Mitrović grabbed the headlines with his brace to further bolster his tally, a feat Cairney praised highly.
“It’s an incredible record,” he said. “37 goals in 36 games at any level is nothing short of remarkable.
“He deserves all the plaudits he’s getting and hopefully he can break 40.”
The squad travel to Middlesbrough for the next outing on Wednesday evening, and our midfield maestro knows it will be a challenge.
“They’re a decent side. They had a great FA Cup run and scored four the other day so they’ll be full of confidence and looking to scalp us.
“It’s a difficult away day but our away form has been fantastic all season. We’ll go there to win."
With objectives so close to being met in terms of promotion for Fulham, Cairney is keeping a level head and insists we must take things game-by-game.
“Nothing will ever surprise me in this league.
“Teams can go on big runs of either winning or losing so we’re going to have to be seriously at it to win any game in this league and nothing changes from our point of view.”
