'Took us a while to get going' – Wrexham midfielder Tom O'Connor makes League Two promotion admission and demands Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney's side maintain 'standards'

Wrexham star Tom O'Connor has urged his team-mates to maintain their "standards" despite making an admission about their League Two start.

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• O'Connor makes League Two admission
• Urges Wrexham to push on
• Wrexham fighting for promotion

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  WHAT HAPPENED?

  O'Connor has admitted that he and his Wrexham team-mates found it tough to adapt to League Two after promotion from the National League. However, now that they are on track for a second successive promotion, he has urged his teammates to keep up their intensity and finish the job.

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• WHAT O'CONNOR SAID

  O'Connor said, via : "It took us a while to get going in League Two. But the last few months, we have got a foothold and got used to the league so hopefully we can go up another gear and push on. It's a tough league and there are a lot of decent sides around the top of it. It is never going to be easy, especially after coming up last season, but we have got a good squad with good quality in it so we do expect to be up there.

  "We are in a good position. We are up there but there's a lot of football to be played still. There will be lots of teams pushing to break into that top-three so we will be looking to keep our standards high and try and stay up there come the end of the season."

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  THE BIGGER PICTURE

  Wrexham are flying in League Two in their first season in the Football League after 15 years away. The Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney-owned side are second in the table, two points behind leaders Stockport County with a game in hand. There is currently a three-point buffer between Wrexham and the play-off places, although fourth-place Barrow have played one game more.

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  WHAT NEXT FOR O'CONNOR AND WREXHAM?

  O'Connor will hope his team-mates respond to his message when Wrexham travel to Newport County on Saturday for a Welsh derby. With Stockport facing a tough trip to Notts County, Wrexham could end the day top of the table.