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And he is expecting to see more from Dutch ace Patrick Van Aanholt. He went on: “Young Patrick looks a very good player for the future – he came in and made one block and almost scored. “He will look even better on a good surface tomorrow night.” United last tasted a home defeat against Fulham last May and Harper hopes that such good home form can continue and be the catalyst for promotion. He says: “The longer we can stay unbeaten home and away the better. “With 19 games left there is a long way to go and there will be many twists and turns, as we’ve seen. Story continues ADVERTISEMENT “We are not going to win every game and there plenty more battles ahead. We have to make sure we’re up for it. “It’s good now – we have players who want to be here. “We’ve got Shola Ameobi and Danny Simpson due back tomorrow and Joey Barton champing at the bit.” But Harper knows it will be tough tomorrow night as he comes up against two familiar faces. “It’s a big night for Michael Chopra,” said Harper. “I know Dave Jones from when I was at Stockport and he’ll have them fired up. “But we got a fantastic result down there and we’ll be looking to do the same at home. “Chops was back at the ground last week to watch and he’ll be looking to score at St James’ Park against his old team. “It will be up to us to try to stop him. They’re a good side Cardiff and in a rich vein of form.”

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