Macca’s a Zohore loser...

KENNETH ZOHORE has gone from ugly pug to great Dane, thanks to barking Neil Warnock.

Cardiff’s Danish striker scored twice to make it nine goals in 10 games for a player who has responded to the fear that his manager’s bite might even be worse than his bark.

Zohore’s goals in either half, plus a third from Joe Bennett, means Ipswich are still in the shadows of a relegation scrap after just one win in 11 games, even though they stole the lead through Luke Chambers.

Warnock said: “When I came here, Kenneth was close to being a waste of time.

“He walked about the place. He wore gloves. He just didn’t have what was required and he wasn’t putting in the work. He’s a nice lad, but I had a little word with him before the Wolves game, earlier in the season. It was a crucial moment and he’s responded.”

Zohore’s power troubled a feeble Ipswich defence, who were similarly unsettled by the pace and trickery of both Kadeem Harris and Junior Hoilett.

After Chambers had headed in a Tom Lawrence free-kick, Ipswich rolled over – condeding a soft goal when Zohore volleyed home and a harder one when the Dane combined superbly with Hoilett.

By the time Bennett made it 3-1, after a surging Harris run, Ipswich manager Mick McCarthy knew there would be no end to their desperate winless run.

McCarthy (above) doesn’t mince his words and he unhappily admitted his side’s five-point gap above the drop zone is a perilous position.

He said: “We were well beaten. We were poor and they were good. We were nowhere near the standard we needed to be. It was poor defending for all three goals.

“We are in a relegation scrap. We can’t afford to play like that because there is always someone who slithers into that relegation zone.

“I am not happy. Do I look happy? I can understand why people aren’t happy with me, too.” Possession Shots On Target Shots Off Target Blocked Shots Corners Fouls Conceded Offsides Yellow Cards Red Cards 43% 57% 8 3 9 3 2 1 3 4 10 18 1 1 0 2 0 0