Phil Brown says he will make sure his side concentrate on nobody but themselves when they take on Queens Park Rangers tomorrow.

With new manager Luigi De Canio set to take charge of his first game, the Tigers are likely to face a buoyant Rangers side at Loftus Road and although Brown admits there will be an element of heading into the unknown, he'll be sending his players out with the right attitude.

"The key is very much to concentrate on ourselves," said Brown.

"At half time in the Sheffield United game I was asking are we losing because their system is beating ours?

"Of course that wasn't the case. It was a case of us giving the ball away too cheaply. If you do that, your system will struggle.

"We've been working on passing this week and making sure we maintain the ball in key areas.

"The fact that QPR have a new manager makes it an unusual trip and we're going into the unknown a little bit in terms of how he will approach the game tactically and what personnel he's going to use.

"We're talking about a team that's undefeated in four games and to go and get a 1-0 win at Charlton was by no means a fluke.

"I fully expected Micky Harford to get the job there, but it wasn't to be. Tomorrow could go two ways.

"It might be that the players wanted Micky to get the job and now he's gone they take their bat and ball home.

"Or it could be that the players are desperate to impress the new coach and they give a real performance. It will be an intriguing game."

Brown has already spoken this week about the selection dilemma he faces with the return of Dean Marney from suspension.

With Jay-Jay Okocha also in the frame, the City boss admits his headache isn't easing.

"We've got Dean coming back and Jay-Jay coming back. What system am I going to play? Which personnel shall I use?

"These are all decisions that have to be made and that's the reason I'm in the job.

"Manager's tend to complain about not having enough in their squad, but there's nothing wrong with ours.

"It's a good squad and we have strength in depth. When everybody is fit, it's all about picking a winning team and a winning formula."

Brown is still hopeful that Caleb Folan will play some part at Loftus Road and he's also pleased with the way the rest of his injured recruits are progressing.

"Caleb is working tirelessly to be able to play some part on Saturday, some part on Tuesday and some part a week on Saturday.

"John Welsh had 78 minutes in the reserves this week and came through unscathed and Ryan France has had the nod to start playing competitive football again in a week's time.

"Nick Barmby is going great guns on the training ground at the moment and everything is pointing in the right direction."