'Warnock's mind games can help us perform'

Cardiff moved out of the relegation zone by beating Fulham 4-2 on Saturday, their first top-flight win since April 2014.

Veteran manager Warnock had raised eyebrows before the game by saying he would not put money on Cardiff staying up this season.

But Reid brushed off the comments, saying that they were never intended to be taken at face value.

"He (Warnock) jokes about stuff in the press that takes a lot of pressure off us," he said after scoring his first goal for the club.

"He has you lot (the media) talking about him and his comments, and then we go out and perform like that.

"We take what he says with a pinch of salt because it helps us.

"We know if we can play our game like that we can stay up easily."