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Neil Warnock says he “doesn’t see anyone stopping Middlesbrough” from being promoted this season. The 74-year-old came out of retirement from him this season to try and lead Huddersfield Town to Championship safety.

The Terriers are currently trailing, third bottom and three points adrift with eight games remaining. On Saturday he faces his old club, Middlesbrough, with fans of another of his previous teams, Sheffield United, hoping to do them a big favor.

Sheffield United are visiting Norwich and will start the day three points clear of Michael Carrick’s side. Any point Warnock’s Huddersfield can take will be welcome indeed.

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Under Carrick, the old Warnock club soared up the table. Boro have won 16 of their 22 matches to move up to third and put pressure on Paul Heckingbottom’s side.

And Warnock is giving Middlesbrough a tip not only to be promoted this term, but also to stay there.

“I really want the club to move on now that Michael has taken over,” Warnock told Northern Echo’s You Are My Boro podcast.

“I’m delighted that they’re doing well. I can’t see anyone stopping them from going up, really. Not only do I see Boro going up, but I also see them holding up.”

Warnock was looking forward to taking on his former employers when he spoke at Thursday’s pre-match press conference. Although he feels the opposition’s five forwards are as good as anyone in the division, Warnock hopes his team will make a game of it.

“I think Middlesbrough have five strikers as good as any in the division. We don’t create chances like that, but we have to make things difficult for them and give them a game,” he said.

“Okay, the pressure is on us, but it will be on them a little bit. I think it will be a good game.”

“When I think back, I like to think I contributed to their success today. Even though the new manager came in, I felt they should have made the play-offs the year I went, and Michael Carrick came in and did fabulous.”

“We want to give them a game, it will be a very good atmosphere.”

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