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QPR boss Warnock warns Taarabt he no longer top dog

QPR boss Neil Warnock has warned Adel Taarabt he's no longer top dog.

Warnock reckons the summer transfer saga disrupted Taarabt's pre-season programme and he is not assured of starting today at Wigan Athletic.

Warnock said: "He knows that if I'm getting four or five players in and he's not fit then he won't get in the team.

"Adel's not going to be the natural main man. He's going to be a good player in the squad, so he has to get himself fit.

"He was disappointed with his fitness against Bolton on the opening day and to be fair to him he has worked very hard.

"He wasn't in shape because he'd been having meetings with agents all over the place. He just didn't get stuck in."

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