Peterborough boss Darren Ferguson has warned Wrexham that they won’t "run away with another promotion" ahead of Saturday's League One encounter.
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Wrexham travel to PeterboroughRed Dragons aiming for third-straight promotionFerguson spent eight years at WrexhamWHAT HAPPENED?
The Red Dragons are aiming for their third-straight promotion after climbing from the National League to League One in the space of two seasons. Phil Parkinson's side have made a positive start to life in the third-tier, collecting seven points from their opening three matches, but Ferguson has warned them that tougher times lie in store ahead of Saturday's highly-anticipated match against fellow promotion-hopefuls Peterborough.
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Wrexham showed their title credentials with a 0-0 draw at Bolton before comfortably beating the previously unbeaten Reading 3-0 last weekend. Star striker Paul Mullin returned to action from the bench in the Reading win after recovering from spinal surgery in the summer. Saturday's game against Peterborough, who finished fourth last season, will give us another indication of where Wrexham's ambitions for the season should lie.
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"They've hit the ground running this season which doesn't surprise me at all," Ferguson, son of the legendary former Manchester United manager Alex, said to reporters. "They have carried great momentum from last season and they have a real understanding of how they play under a manager who has been there for a long time now. They have been very good at home so far and they also picked up a very good point at Bolton, but they will find this season a lot tougher. They are certainly not going to run away with another promotion. We know we are in for a tough game though, but I am really looking forward to it. The atmosphere will be great."
Ferguson spent eight years as a Wrexham player, leaving in 2007, but joked that it's not been difficult to follow their progress since the arrival of Hollywood co-owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney in 2021.
The 52-year-old added: "Since I left I have always looked out for how they are getting on, but you now don't have to look very hard because the club is always being spoken and written about!"
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Ferguson will come up against his former side on Saturday afternoon in a match that pits seventh-placed Peterborough against their Welsh opponents, who currently sit fourth in the table.