Cifuentes praises 'honest' squad

QPR boss Marti Cifuentes has heaped praise on his squad following Monday night's 2-1 home victory over Luton Town at Loftus Road.

The victory was Rangers' fifth home win a row, helping Cifuentes' side jump to 13th in the Championship, but the Spaniard's praise was directed at his squad's commitment throughout the current campaign.

"I've been saying that even when we were in a bad trend, if there is something we cannot criticise about this group is that they are an honest group," Cifuentes told BBC Radio London.

"They work really hard so now it's very easy to just highlight those things - trust me, I was highlighting those things when we were in a bad trend."

A home draw with Stoke City in November saw Rangers drop to the foot of the table, without a win in 13 matches in all competitions.

Since then a run of six wins in their next 10 matches has seen the West Londoners move nine points clear of the relegation zone but Cifuentes is not getting overly excited with his side's current form.

"It's important that we keep that mindset so we cannot keep getting carried away because the team is in good form," he added.

"We need to keep pushing and that's definitely the foundation of getting good performances."