Cardiff City new manager search Live: Dean Whitehead holds talks with board, Valerien Ismael still in frame

Cardiff City interim manager Dean Whitehead says he expects to be in charge for the clash against Millwill at the weekend.

Whitehead last night oversaw his first match in charge of the Bluebirds, a 5-2 hammering at the hands of Leeds United in the FA Cup third-round replay at Elland Road.

Afterwards Whitehead spoke to the press and answered questions about what happens next in Cardiff's managerial search.

"I'm just looking forward to the weekend," Whitehead said of his situation. "Prepare the team as best we can. Hopefully we can get a result and we will see what happens after that.

"The league table tells us where the club is right now. We need wins and we need wins quick. We will be prepared and ready for Saturday. We have to start getting results and results quickly.

"The board said to me that Saturday is really, really important, so we picked the team (against Leeds) for that reason, and our focus now is purely on Millwall and getting a positive result against them."

Neil Warnock and Valerien Ismael remain the frontrunners for the job with bookmakers. We'll keep you abreast of everything that happens today as Cardiff look for their third permanent manager of the season.

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