QPR's Burrell adapting quickly to his 'big step up'

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Rumarn Burrell: "It's been a really big step up for me"

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Queens Park Rangers striker Rumarn Burrell says that while the move to the Championship has been a "big step up", he's feeling "comfortable" in his new surroundings.

The Jamaica international joined the Rs from League One side Burton Albion in July for his first taste of life in the English Football League's second-tier, having previously competed in the Scottish Championship with Falkirk.

Burrell has featured in all six of QPR's league fixtures, starting four games, and has found the target once and added one assist while impressing with his explosive pace and the added threat he has brought in the final third.

That was most notably witnessed in the 3-1 win at Wrexham when the 24-year-old opened his account by chasing a long ball forward and sprinting past a defender who had a sizeable head start on him before finishing well.

"Championship level is not easy and it's been a really big step up for me," Burrell told BBC Radio London.

"It's faster paced, there's that little touch of quality everywhere and on the attack as well there's a lot of really good attacking players who have got a lot of skills that are hard to defend.

"It is a step up but it hasn't felt like anything I couldn't do and it hasn't felt like I'm out my depth. I've felt comfortable, I've adjusted to the level and the standard."

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