Attacker Marcus Harness admitted his delight after netting his first goal for the club as the Rams secured a 2-0 victory over Queens Park Rangers in the Sky Bet Championship at Pride Park Stadium on Saturday.
Harness joined the Rams on loan from Ipswich Town over the summer window and has made four appearances for the side since. The clash with QPR was his first start for the club at Pride Park.
Harness caught up with RamsTV after the game to discuss settling into life at the club and getting a crucial first goal under his belt.
On scoring his first goal for the club…
It was a good win and good performance to go with it as well. So, we're really happy with that. It's always a weight off the shoulders to get a goal so early on. For it to come on my first start here was enjoyable. I feel like we should have probably scored more in the first half. And 1-0, the game's always in the balance. So, to get the second goal was a big relief.
On the change at half-time…
It was just us getting together and realising how well we were playing, and how much control we had. We needed to do the final action to get ahead in the game. And then, just a bit of belief. And we went out in the second half and ramped it up.
Once we got the first goal, it was that belief that I spoke about. And then just getting on the front foot and applying pressure straight away. And thankfully, we managed to get a second really quick and kill the game off.
On settling into life as a Derby County player…
Everyone's been welcoming and I think I'll fit into the group really quickly. But there are always challenges trying to get on the same page as people and build relationships on the pitch. But I think we built on a lot of them today with the lads that were playing around me. So, it gives me a lot of confidence going into the games going forward. I think today was a good one.
