OLLY Sanderson has wasted no time in proving his worth with City.

The Fulham loanee claimed his third goal in four games in Saturday’s tough loss at Walsall.

That’s an impressive haul for the 20-year-old from just under five-and-a-half hours of football and he is looking like a good foil to Andy Cook up front.

Sanderson has already got the fans singing his name and is delighted with how well he has settled in West Yorkshire.

“It’s been a good start,” he said. “Getting that first goal was really helpful.

“You always want to get off the mark early on and the first month has been really good.

“It’s a great club from what I’ve seen so far and a big fanbase. It’s always nice when they sing about you.

“Mine and Cooky’s job is to ultimately score goals and I’m just looking to kick on now.”

Sanderson was as frustrated as the rest to leave the Bescot Stadium empty-handed after a second away loss on the bounce.

Referee Lewis Smith’s handling came in for heavy criticism from Graham Alexander, who accused the Wigan official of making “one-way” decisions. Sanderson could understand his manager’s anger.

“You’d understand if they were given both ways but it didn’t seem like that,” he added.

“We weren’t getting much and they were being given most of the decisions towards the end.

“But it’s football and that happens.

“Of course, it’s frustrating but you’ve got to come into these games not expecting to get any decisions your way.”

Olly Sanderson congratulated by Brad Halliday after scoringOlly Sanderson congratulated by Brad Halliday after scoring (Image: Tom Pearson)

Having got City back on terms with a cool finish, Sanderson was also involved in the big miss in the second half.

The Bantams somehow failed to convert a glorious chance when four players were in the mix after Andy Cook was played into the Walsall box.

It ended with Clarke Oduor scuffing wide of a gaping net – but Sanderson admitted he knew little about it at the time.

“The ball went past me and I couldn’t really see what happened after that. I just saw it go wide.

“I was looking the other way.

“When we’re on top, we’re looking for that one goal to settle the supporters down. But it wasn’t meant to be.

“It’s tough not walking away with any points.

“I thought we’d done really well to weather their storm in parts and get back into it.

“I guess it wasn’t meant to be and we just have to go again at Mansfield tomorrow.”