Cardiff City’s interim boss Omer Riza believes Gavin Ward’s qualities are exactly what the Bluebirds need behind the scenes at present.

Ward returned to Cardiff as interim first team goalkeeper coach following the departure of Mario Galinović, who left after the sacking of head coach Erol Bulut.

And Riza feels the return of Ward, who helped the Bluebirds win the Division Three title and the Welsh Cup during the 1992-93 season, can only benefit the club.

“Gav’s a good friend of mine, he’s been at QPR a long time,” Riza told BBC Sport Wales.

“He’s a great guy, a great character with a great work ethic.

“To bring him back to Cardiff, I think it made a lot of people happy as well.

“Not only is he a professional guy, he’s also a great person, and they’re the sort of people you want around the place.”