HIS BEST... AND BE A SOLUTION?

Cardiff’s Callum Paterson climbs above Spurs’ Eric Dier during Saturday’s game at Wembley on the big screen.

Paterson’s energy and aerial ability suggested he’s worth persisting with. He’s won 76 aerial duels this season, only Morrison has won won more for Cardiff (77) and the captain has played more than twice as many minutes.

The Scot should play as a target man against Fulham.

MORRISON PRODUCES HIS PREMIER LEAGUE BEST

FACING Harry Kane is no easy task but Sean Morrison, speaking before the trip to Spurs, insisted he was “relishing” the battle.

It’s easy to spout such platitudes in press conferences but Kane was becalmed on his favourite Wembley turf.

And it was largely thanks to Cardiff’s star man Morrison.

The skipper has taken some flak this term for uncharacteristic lapses at the back.

But with duels against Aleksandr Mitrovic, Glenn Murray and the small matter of Mo Salah, Roberto Firmino and company on the horizon, he and his manager will take great heart from this one.

OTHER RESULTS FALL IN CARDIFF’S FAVOUR - AND WINNABLE HOME GAMES TO COME

MANCHESTER United’s astonishing comeback victory over Newcastle United was back page news for so many reasons.

But a subtext to the Old Trafford drama was that it left the Magpies on the same number of points as Cardiff.

The Bluebirds won’t worry too much anyway about sitting rock bottom at this early stage, not with vital home encounters with Fulham – who were thrashed 5-1 by Arsenal on Sunday – as well as Leicester and Brighton to come.

Four of their eight matches so far have been ‘freebies’ against top-six sides they wouldn’t expect to beat.

But after Huddersfield picked up a point at Burnley, it was just as well that Rafa Benitez’s men didn’t race away from Cardiff with a win.

Forget the pundits. It’s too early to consign anyone to the drop in October.

Cardiff will just hope to capitalise on some kinder fixtures in the next month or two and prove one or two people wrong. Danny Rose in action on Saturday