Armand Traore 'impressed' by Steve McClaren

Queens Park Rangers left-back Armand Traore has said that he is impressed with the job that his former coach Steve McClaren has done at Derby County over the course of the season.

The ex-England manager left his coaching position at Loftus Road last September to take over managerial duties at Pride Park, with the East Midlands club subsequently climbing to fourth place in the Championship.

"Everyone has seen what Steve has already done at Derby," Traore told QPR's official website ahead of tomorrow evening's visit to Pride Park.

"He has got them playing attacking football, it was a blow for us at the time but he had been very good for Derby.

"It will be a tough game for sure. If we can go there and be solid and get them on the counter-attack, we can get a result."

QPR currently sit in third place in the Championship, just above the Rams.