Two-goal Lee Mills fired Bradford City to a 4-0 win over his old club Port Vale last night and then revealed the desire for perfection which is behind Bantams' impressive run of five consecutive victories in just 15 days.

The 28-year-old, who joined City in a £1 million deal on the eve of the new season, has now scored seven goals this season.

He headed City's third on the hour mark and has successfully claimed the final strike after his stoppage time header was deflected into the Vale net by defender Paul Beesley.

Bantams officials confirmed today that are going to credit him with the strike. They made the decision after looking at video evidence.

They say that even though there was a deflection off Beesley the ball was already on target and that is why the goal will be given to Mills. I

The victory was City's biggest since they beat Swansea 5-1 in March 1996, but the striker revealed that his team-mates were not happy with certain aspects of their performance.

He said: "We have won five on the trot now and with the previous game being a 2-2 draw with Sheffield United it means we are unbeaten in six games.

"Confidence is high but even after this game where we won 4-0, the lads are still having a go at each other saying that they have not done their job properly.

"Everyone wants to make the performance as good as we can and that is great quality for a team. It is not nasty criticism, it is just everyone being constructive and that can only be good. We are on a roll and we want to keep it that way."

The victory moves City into the top half of the table for the first time this season ahead of what is potentially their toughest trip of the season on Saturday when they face Sunderland.

Mills set himself the target of 20 goals this season and despite City's fourth strike last night taking a huge deflection off Paul Beesley, he is determined to claim it.

"It is definitely mine! It took a big deflection but I headed it towards goal. It means I have seven goals and I am pleased with that."

Mills often came in for some rough treatment from his former team-mates, particularly in the first half, but he had the last laugh and admitted it was a sweet feeling.

"I want to win every game for Bradford City regardless of who we play but I think there was that little bit of spice with it being my old club.

"I only left Port Vale a couple of months ago and the lads still there are the people I played and trained with."

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