Warnock quick to praise Millwall
Neil Warnock was quick to praise Millwall after their London rivals battled for a point in a goalless draw at Loftus Road.
Rangers' 100% home record came to an end as the Lions held out for a point thanks to goalkeeper David Forde, who made three fine saves to thwart the hosts.
Warnock's side remain six points clear at the top, however, after their nearest rivals failed to take advantage.
He said: "You've got to give Millwall credit. They defended for their lives. Kenny Jackett gets the maximum out of his team and they needed to be at their maximum, because I thought we were very good.
"Heidar Helguson had a great chance, Clint Hill had a free header and so did Kaspars Gorkss, and if we'd scored then they would have had to have opened up a bit.
"But credit to them, they kept going until the end."
Warnock felt Jackett's men dealt with the threat of playmaker Adel Taarabt better than any other side so far this season, and that that was key.
"They man-marked Adel, and we know that a lot of teams will do that now," he added.
"So what we did was play him as a striker, making his marker play as a centre-back. And I thought Adel did quite well.
"I'm pleased that we played well again. It's another clean sheet for us - I never felt Millwall looked like scoring - and our performance was good. That might be a great point for us come the end of the season.
"I'm happy with how things are going at the moment. The performances have been good, and this was another good display."
Millwall assistant manager Joe Gallen was more than satisfied with a point, saying: "We're delighted to not concede a goal and to have come to QPR and got a point.
"We had a couple of opportunities - their keeper Paddy Kenny made a good save - but we're pleased with the result.
"We thought with Adel Taarabt being the outstanding player in the Championship, we had to try and mark him out of the game. That meant sacrificing a midfielder, but we did well and are happy with how it went.
"To have had three defeats and then played like that against a team like QPR is good for us. We had a disastrous performance against Watford, when we lost 6-1, but at Cardiff on Saturday we played well and were disappointed not to get something.
"Our confidence was restored defensively. Now what we've got to do is continue with that and also add some goals to our performances."
