Huddersfield boss lauds Mooy's form

Huddersfield David Wagner says the form of Socceroos midfielder Aaron Mooy gives him confidence his side can kick-start their English Premier League campaign.

The Terriers will look for their first win of the season at Leicester on Saturday having taken just two points from their first five matches, but Wagner is convinced the confidence of his players hasn't been affected.

The German says one reason for that belief is that a number of key players including Mooym who he claims looks sharper than ever, despite rejoining the squad late for pre-season following the World Cup.

"Aaron Mooy consistently performs at another level after the World Cup," Wagner said.

"We have, for sure, a lot of individual positives, even if we missed on points and goals," the manager said.

"This is where we get our confidence from. Now we have (Jonathan Hogg) Hoggy back in our team after his suspension. These are examples of why our mood is still very good."

Despite Huddersfield's four losses and two draws, Wagner can see that his squad is improving every week.

"We know performance-wise in the last games we have been solid," he said.

"We are focused on our work and this is how it is.

"Of course for every team, points and wins help, but it is not the case that we are not confident. Our performances were good in the last games to make us not low on confidence, but we have to perform on this level consistently."

Wagner is undecided on whether Hogg will go straight back into the starting line-up at Leicester after serving a three-game ban, while defender Erik Durm has recovered from a minor back problem and is in contention.

Summer signing Ramadan Sobhi is the only absentee and Wagner confirmed the Egypt international will be sidelined until after the next international break in mid-October.