Exclusive – Harry Redknapp: Queens Park Rangers need a miracle to survive

Queens Park Rangers manager Harry Redknapp has told talkSPORT that it will take a ‘miracle’ for the club to survive the relegation battle currently on their hands.

The Super Hoops currently sit bottom of the Premier League without a win in their first 12 games of the season and, as a result, sacked Mark Hughes after 10 months in charge.

And, despite being close to becoming the new Ukraine boss, Redknapp has taken the hotseat at Loftus Road after a dramatic 24 hours in west London.

The 65-year-old knows the task that faces him is of mammoth proportions but he insists he’s prepared to give it his best shot.

“It’s a real challenge,” he told The Sports Bar. “You couldn’t take a tougher job on at the moment when you’ve got four points from 12 games – we need a miracle to pull it [survival] off but it’s worth a go.

“I love a challenge and I’m ready to have a go for it.

“It’s a passionate club with good support who get behind their team. We’ve got a hard job on our hands but I want to take it up and give it a go.

“Mark [Hughes] is a top manager. They bought a load of players in but at the moment it’s all bits and pieces. They just don’t seem to have gelled.

“With Reading at home, Southampton at home and West Ham at home, I watched those games on TV and they got well beaten.

“They started the season getting bashed by Swansea 5-0. I’m sure Mark couldn’t put his finger on why it’s gone wrong but hopefully I can get a bit of luck and put my finger on it and get it sorted."