Steve Bruce believes West Bromwich Albion have one of the best squads in the Championship.

The Englishman last week replaced Valerien Ismael as manager of the Baggies, who are sixth on the table with 45 points.

"Let's be brutally honest – we have a squad which is as good as any in the Championship," Bruce told the club's website.

"I'm convinced of that, despite the bad results

"Every manager wants to play in a certain way. And we'll implement change. I understand what the supporters here want.

"I've been here many times before when The Hawthorns is bouncing up and down.

"Let's bring that back. We have two or three games coming up in a week

"And we're not giving up on the top two, there's a long way to go."