Striker Marouane Chamakh and midfielder Kieran Richardson have left ChampionshipCardiff City, boss Neil Warnock has confirmed.

The pair signed as free agents in the week of Warnock's arrival, with Chamakh signing on 11 October and Richardson arriving 24 hours later.

"They have left this week," Warnock explained at his weekly press briefing.

"They have been good professionals, but we need to manipulate this squad and those two are easy as their contracts are up. They will both find clubs."