Plymouth manager Paul Sturrock is confident his side can get back on track against Ipswich on Saturday.

The game marks the return of Paul Mariner - the former Argyle and Ipswich ace - to Home Park in his new role as head coach.

Sturrock said: "It's a big game with Paul coming home to Argyle. Obviously we want to put daylight between us and Ipswich. The only way we can do that is by winning the game.

"We have to catch the other people above us. You can't wait for them to fall down. The only way to do it is by catching them up and winning football games.

"For 70 minutes at Bristol City we played the most competently we have all season before shooting ourselves in the foot again. If we can take that attitude and work-rate and add to it with a bit of guile and some luck, I'm confident we can get a result on Saturday."

Sturrock oversaw training at Plymouth on Thursday, 56-year-old Mariner's first time on the training ground with his new team.