Manager Phil Parkinson lauded Kieffer Moore’s “great return” after the striker notched his 10th goal of the season in all competitions for Wrexham in his side’s 1-1 draw with Preston North End.
The striker tapped into the net in the fourth minute to give the visitors the lead at Deepdale – only for Harrison Armstrong to bag his first goal for North End to salvage a point for Paul Heckingbottom’s side.
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Moore’s effort against the Lilywhites means just five players have netted more times in the Championship than the Wales international this term.
“Without a doubt, 10 goals from open play before Christmas is a great return,” said Parkinson.
“He’s a real handful but he’s got a lot to his game.
“I think all of our supporters have seen that in terms of his hold-up play, his ability to stretch the pitch as well and it’s great for him to get a goal.”
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Despite extending their unbeaten run in the league to nine matches, Parkinson said his players were disappointed in the changing room after the contest in Lancashire.
“I’m so sad (for the fans) that we didn’t get that win and that dressing room was a quiet one afterwards but I don’t want it to be, because I think we should be proud of the way we’ve gone about that today,” he said.
“That was a proper game of football and we stood strong in all departments.”
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The 58-year-old added: “We’re going toe-to-toe with teams and you can see that all the time.
“Preston have been in this division a long time. They’ve had a long time to recruit a Championship-standard squad and they’ve got good depth in there, and you could see that from the bench.
“I don’t think we could have asked for any more from the boys today, I thought they gave us so much.
“I think that the real winner today was Championship football because there’ll be people watching that game in really difficult conditions.
“The word honesty stands out to me from both sets of players, there’s tackles going in and there’s just a real fairness and competitiveness about the game.”
