Sean Morrison never wanted to leave Cardiff City despite summer interest and is adamant Kenneth Zohore will stay at the club too.

Both men were instrumental in the Bluebirds' 1-0 win at Burton Albion on the opening day of the season; Morrison helping secure a vital clean sheet with Zohore grabbing a dramatic late winner.

And in a revealing post-match interview, the Cardiff captain revealed the win served as tonic for last season's "low point" — the 2-0 defeat at the Pirelli Stadium which spelled the end for former boss Paul Trollope.

He also set out his clean sheet target for the campaign ahead.

Morrison also spoke effusively about Zohore, the striker whose 12 goals last season will be surpassed by "a country mile" this year, according to the skipper.

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'Unplayable' Zohore

Morrison remains adamant the 23-year-old will remain a Cardiff player beyond this transfer window. He knows the Dane is integral to the Bluebirds promotion bid.

"I think Ken was unplayable at times in the second half of last season, and we know if we can get him in that kind of form he'll tear defences apart all season," said Morrison.

"I'm sure 99 per cent of Championship defences don't want to play against him. So if we can keep him fit, I'm sure he'll surpass 12 goals by a country mile."

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And the transfer speculation? Morrison accepts it is inevitable when a young forward of Zohore's prowess is catching the eye with goals like the one that clinched the points at the Pirelli.

"It's all credit to him, he deserves the attention," added Morrison.

"He's young, big, strong, quick he's got an eye for goal. Why wouldn't clubs be interested in him? It's completely understandable.

"But he's a Cardiff City player and I know he wants to play for Cardiff City and get us back in the Premier League. And if he goes and scores 25 goals this season and gets us back there it's only going to benefit him in the long run.

"He can be incredible. He's still very young and people forget how young he is. If he can add a few more bits and bobs to his game, a few little details, there's no reason why he can't play in the Premier League."

Clean sheets and banishing Burton demons

Morrison said the win at Burton was all credit to the players' hard graft in pre-season. He was part of the side that fell to a demoralising defeat at the same ground last season.

It was a game that brought the sack for beleaguered boss Paul Trollope, but Morrison revealed the players had felt the pain too.

He added: "You work hard all pre-season hoping to start the season with a win.

"We all know what happened last season, it was a very low point.

"A lot of the lads that were here last season knew we owed them one from that game.

"When we came here last year, we got bullied. It was men against boys and we came off the pitch feeling we hadn't done the badge justice. But we stood up to the test this time and showed the resolve we didn't have last season."

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Having been disappointed with the number of late goals conceded last term, Morrison and the Cardiff camp have set a new clean sheet target for the season.

"I think we finished with 11 clean sheets last year and we know we need more than that," he said. "So if we can keep ticking away as a defence, that's our job done and hopefully the boys up top can do theirs.

"Blacky (Kevin Blackwell) came to us with a stat and said over the last 10 years, Championship teams in the top six have had 15 clean sheets over a season. So we were only four off that last year, but we conceded way too many late goals. If we can eradicate those, I'm sure more clean sheets will come.

"If we can surpass 15 clean sheets, we've got every chance."

On his own future

Morrison has been the subject of a £3million bid from Sheffield Wednesday this summer but revealed leaving the Bluebirds never even crossed his mind.

He signed a new three-year contract soon after to put further transfer rumours to bed. It was an easy decision for the captain.

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"I spoke to a couple of people about it and as soon as they bid came in I spoke to the gaffer and put it to bed straight away.

"That was the end of it. I wanted to add a couple of more years so I could stay and try and lead the team back to the Premier League.

"If I could do that, it'd be the highlight of my career so far."