Coventry City striker Marc McNulty is hoping that his goals will fire the Sky Blues to promotion this season.

Coventry are among the top clubs in League Two at the moment and are hoping to go straight back up to League One after last season's disappointing relegation.

McNulty arrived from Sheffield United in the summer and is the leading goal scorer at Coventry with ten strikes in the league and a further two in the cup competitions.

The Scotsman is in good form for the promotion chasing League Two side.

Here, FLW's Jay Williams discusses his time at Sheffield United and Portsmouth, the influence of Mark Robins and Coventry's promotion ambitions.

How did you find your spell at Sheffield United?

“The first season went well for myself personally. We missed out on getting promoted but it was a good first year of experience in England. I was looking forward to the second year but the manager changed. Nigel Adkins came in and he brought in some new, experienced strikers and told me I wasn’t going to play. It was a bit frustrating, but I managed to get myself down to Pompey, which was good.”

Did you enjoy your time at Portsmouth?

“Yeah, it was great. I absolutely loved it, I can’t speak highly enough of the place. I loved the club and the fans were great. I’ve still got a lot of friends at the club and I was delighted they were promoted last year.”

Can Sheffield United win promotion to the Premier League this year?

“Yeah, I think they can. They’ve got a great team. The manager and the coaching staff are great. Their style of play is really exciting, they’re always on the front foot. Credit to the manager for playing like that each week against some of the teams in the Championship. I think they’ve got a great chance.”

What impact did manager Mark Robins have on your decision to join Coventry this summer?

“A massive impact. I was a free agent in the summer and I’d spoken to a few teams and managers. And Robins was the man who stood out for me, to be honest. He gave me a call a couple of times and just chatted to me about what he thought of me, what I’d bring to the team this season and how he could help me improve as a player. For me, coming to a club the size of Coventry was a no-brainer.”

How do you rate Coventry's season so far?

“It’s been a bit frustrating. We’ve not been consistent enough which is disappointing because we’ve got a good squad. We’ve had a couple of injuries and a bit of bad luck but even with that, we should be more consistent. It’s been a bit stop-start.”

What was your mentality when you were having a lean spell in front of goal earlier in the year?

I’m pretty strong-minded. I think you’ve got to be in football, especially being a striker because a lot of the time, the spotlight is on you. When you're scoring goals, you are the man. When you’re not scoring goals, it’s the opposite. I was taking a lot of stick from the fans but that’s part and parcel with football. But I was mentally strong enough and I knew that if I kept on doing what I was doing, my luck was going to change at some stage. Credit to the manager as well for backing me and telling me to keep doing what I was doing and now the goals have started coming.”

How can Coventry start scoring more goals?

The gaffer has been open in saying that we’re looking to bring in a striker to help which I definitely think is needed. The Duke [Duckens Nazon] has gone back to Wolves and we’ve picked up a couple of injuries in the attack. I think in this league, a lot of teams play with a big man. We’ve been missing a bit of that. Sometimes we need to change our game and play a bit more long ball.”

Do you have a personal goals target for the rest of the season?

“No. I have nothing personal to be honest. All we’re looking for is promotion. If that means I get another ten goals or another two goals, so be it. I think this club just needs to get out of this league regardless of what my personal goal is.”

After beating Stoke, can the FA Cup run continue beyond MK Dons in the next round?

“I don’t see why it should stop at the next round. It’s going to be a very tough tie. We’ll go there and show them a bit of respect but at the same time, be confident that we can pick up something.”

How important have the Coventry fans been this season?

“They’ve been massive. Especially at away games, they have been different class. There have been some games where we’ve sold more tickets than the home fans which is really incredible. When you hear them singing from the start of the game until the end of the game, it drives you along, it makes you push that little bit extra so all credit to them, they’ve been great all season.”

What was the best moment of your career?

“A big step for me was when I first signed in England with Sheffield United, it was a proud moment for me and my family after all the hard work they’ve put in.”

Who was your idol when you were younger?

“Henrik Larsson. I was a Celtic fan so I used to watch him scoring goal after goal.”

Jack Grimmer voted for Jodi Jones as Coventry's best dressed player - do you agree with him?

“Yeah, I would agree with him. Jodi likes his designer clothes and the boys give him a bit of stick for how much money he is spending on all his clothes. I’ll give him this one, he’ll be happy.”

And do you agree with Jack Grimmer saying Tom Davies is the worst dressed?

“I’m not going to say Tom because Tom fell out with Jack the other day, I think he ended up ripping his pants off him in training when he found out. He wasn’t a happy boy. I’m going to say Stokesy (Chris Stoke). I’m going to give him a special mention because some of the trainers he wears, the boys hammer him for it. The specific ones are a pair of vans that the boys are not happy about. He gets a bit of stick when he wears them.”

Jack Grimmer gave you the title of dressing room joker - do you agree?

"I like to have a laugh, it’s always good to have a bit of fun in the changing room and a bit of banter when the time is right. So yeah, I’ll take that. Big Tom (Davies) as well, he’s up to no good so he’s good fun to have around in the changing room.”