Michael Duff is the 'perfect fit' for Huddersfield Town and will have them pushing for promotion

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Sky Sports’ EFL expert Don Goodman has praised Huddersfield Town head coach Michael Duff following the “brilliant start” his side have made to their League One campaign.

The Terriers won their opening three league matches of the season against Peterborough United, Stevenage and Shrewsbury Town, as they began their campaign in impressive fashion.

Duff’s side went on to suffer their first league defeat of the season prior to the international break, a 2-1 loss at fellow relegated side Rotherham United, leaving them seventh in the League One table ahead of this weekend’s trip to face Bolton Wanderers.

Goodman has tipped Town to be challenging at the top of the division this season, hailing Duff for the start that he has made to his tenure at the John Smith’s Stadium.

Speaking to Betway, Goodman said: “Huddersfield couldn’t have a better man than Michael Duff, it’s a perfect fit. He knows the league very, very well and they’ve had a brilliant start with three wins on the bounce. He’s done very well to mould the group of players into a team.

“I’ve got Birmingham City to win the league, if they don’t they’ll have to take a look at themselves in the mirror, but I certainly didn’t see Stockport and Wrexham doing so well. I’m not surprised to see them in the upper echelons of the division but to see them both top of the pile is a surprise. I thought the jump would be too big for them. Wrexham’s home record is unbelievable. Big up to those two.

Huddersfield are the ones, alongside the likes of Rotherham, Peterborough and Bolton that we’d have expected to challenge at the top and they still may despite some of them having a sluggish start.

“They were obviously beaten by Rotherham recently after taking the lead which will be disappointing, but if you’d have offered Michael Duff nine points from four games he would have certainly taken it.”