Danny Collins is hoping to see an upturn in results at Stoke City in the coming weeks.

The Potters are eleventh in the Premier League table at present, but their £2.75million summer arrival feels they will push up the table after the international break.

"It has been a difficult start," Collins told The Sentinel.

"Since I arrived here we have played Manchester United and Chelsea at home as well as Bolton Wanderers and Everton away, which are all tough fixtures. It is a tight league at the minute.

“So if we could get a few wins in this next run of games it would be nice to see us in the top half of the table and then hopefully push on from there. We go into every game feeling like we can win it."

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