STUART McCall has warned against any complacency as City return to Valley Parade after their double delight on the road.

Maximum points from trips to Peterborough and MK Dons have raised expectations ahead of Coventry’s visit.

Another win tomorrow would represent City’s best start to a season since 1997.

But McCall, who hopes to welcome back Filipe Morais and James Hanson, is determined to keep things low key.

He said: “It’s good to have had two away victories but we won’t be shouting from the rooftops.

“We’re going into the game with confidence but not an arrogance and we’ll guard against that.

“Coventry have been very strong defensively and this game brings its own challenges. It might be a case of us and the supporters being patient.

“We want to create chances and score goals but they have been very difficult to break down and we can’t get frustrated by that. But naturally we’re in confident mood.

“When you’ve got good players your job as a coaching staff is to find a formula to get the best out of what they’re good at. At the moment the lads are doing well.”

Coventry, still looking for a first league win, are another side fancied to be among the division’s front runners. McCall admits it is a mouth-watering fixture.

“When you look at Charlton, Bolton, Sheffield United and Coventry in League One – and they were all Premier League clubs in our day,” he added.

“Tony Mowbray is a good experienced manager and I’m sure they’ll have a good following.

“There will be a good crowd to back us and we want to produce at home.

“If we can perform like the last home game, I’ll be more than happy. We just want to find the finishing touches like we’ve done in the two away games.”

Skipper Tony McMahon is looking forward to the prospect of tangling with former team-mate Kyel Reid. The winger could be recalled after starting on the Coventry bench in midweek because of a personal issue.

McMahon said: “Reidy is another one who did well for us last season and we wish him all the best after tomorrow.

“The other night I was up against (Daniel) Powell and he was quick so I had to be on top of my game. It will be the same again.

“But it’s a good move for him playing under a good manager I know well from my time at Middlesbrough.”

Rory McArdle and Stephen Darby stepped up their recovery yesterday by joining in ball work in training, although they are not yet ready to join in physical contact.

McCall is pleased to see them back and praised the way they have mucked in with the rest of the squad during their absence.

He said: “When I came in, I mentioned that I’d inherited a lot of good professionals. You see McArdle and Darby first thing yesterday among the lads congratulating them for a great result the other night.

“You want to create an environment where people want to work and improve. With the people we inherited, that wasn’t a difficult task.

“It’s a long, long season. We know we’ll have disappointments and it’s how you react to them.

“We’re all getting to know each other and that’s always a process. What helps is getting results along the way.

“It can soon change again and we won’t get too high because of a couple of decent results. But it does breed confidence within the players.”