Erol Bulut says he expects Aaron Ramsey to return to action sooner than expected as he prepares for his second derby as Cardiff City manager.

Bulut’s side returned to winning ways in the Championship on Tuesday night with a ruthless 4-0 victory over Huddersfield Town. First-half goals from Callum Robinson, Dimitrios Goutas and Jaku Meite were followed by a stunning 25-yard free-kick from Perry Ng after the break as Bulut’s side leapfrogged their West Yorkshire rivals.

A phenomenal performance was marred slightly by an apparent injury to winger Josh Bowler, who made an incredible start to the game at John Smith’s Stadium with an early assist and came close to scoring. The summer signing was canceled shortly after the game when he felt pain for a second time following what appeared to be a knock early in the match.

But Bulut played down injury concerns ahead of this weekend’s Severnside derby visit to Bristol City, releasing updates on Bowler and Ramsey during his address to the media on Thursday afternoon.

“Josh got hit,” Bulut said. “But I think tomorrow he will be training and also ready to play. Aaron is making good progress. I hope you return sooner than planned.

“I’m not a doctor, so I always have complications with them. But everything is going well.”

The Bluebirds coach also denied rumors that the club was linking up with Besiktas midfielder Salih Ucan, who he worked with when he managed Alanyaspor. Last week, Turkish outlet. Fanatic He claimed that Cardiff were monitoring the Ukan situation, and the newspaper reported that the Bluebirds were “planning to add Salih to their squad” in the January transfer window, but Bulut clarified the situation.

“I read a lot about this. Salih Ukan also played for Alanyaspor, where he also had Manolis Siopis. He was a good midfielder and they played very well together, but we are not at the level where we can buy him.

“It will be very expensive for us. I don’t know who wrote this in the press, maybe his agent will try to get a new contract with Beşiktaş!

Reflecting on the win over Huddersfield, Bulut admitted he was surprised by striker Callum Robinson’s reaction after admitting he had “issues” with the Ireland international last week. The pair spoke ahead of the trip to West Yorkshire and the manager revealed what happened, adding that he hopes to continue to show what he can do in Ramsey’s absence.

“I said what I expected and we talked,” he said. He understood me very well and showed me well on the field. He worked for the team in attack, created and held the ball. That’s what I expect from him. Ramsey is injured, so it’s time to shine. I hope to continue with many more games like this.

“We laughed a lot at the meeting,” he added. “It was an easy game, I’m not a coach who attacks my players harshly. I tried to explain the situation clearly to them and I think my players understood it well. “I am clear and honest with them, my players know what I want.” “We are trying to find a decision for the team.”

Having led his team to a superb 2-0 win over Swansea City in the South Wales derby this season, Bulut hopes to do more of the same against Nigel Pearson’s side, but admits Cardiff “have to be 100 percent” to achieve this. a result.

“[Bristol] They have had injuries and are also changing, but on Saturday we expect a fast team that runs a lot and does it very well. It won’t be easy, but we have to be 100%,” he said.

“I hope we can do it, we are at a level where we can do it. We want to give back to the fans, 25 thousand or maybe more in the stadium; I expect three points.”