'Teams are right to fear us' - Harris

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Neil Harris says Millwall are extremely confident ahead of the visit of Championship leaders Sunderland to the new-found fortress that is The Den.

After 1-0 wins over Burnley and Leeds in their past two home games, eighth-placed Millwall are seeking a hat-trick by toppling the Black Cats on Saturday (15:00 GMT) which could potentially take them into the top five.

鈥淚t鈥檚 fair to say we鈥檙e extremely confident at the moment,鈥 Harris told 成人快手 Radio London. 鈥淲e know who we are and where we are at as a football club.

鈥淭here鈥檚 no over confidence or arrogance in what we do and no ignorance about what faces us on Saturday. It鈥檚 a brilliant league, I love the Championship, I always have done. I am so humble to work in it and play against top teams and big clubs."

The Lions have taken 16 points from eight home games this season, having picked up 16 from their final six of last season after Harris returned as boss at the end of February.

"We are loving it," he added. "We know teams fear us, and so they should, at times. We know The Den has been a really tough place to come in the last nine months and we want to continue that.

鈥淲e鈥檙e also fully aware that for us to be at our best we can鈥檛 change what we do, our working standards, our discipline and structure.

"We have to outcompete, outrun and outfight our opponent at every opportunity because that鈥檚 who we are."