PHIL PARKINSON says his players are raring to go after being given the chance to recharge the batteries following Wrexham's brilliant start to the season.

The back-to-back promotion winners have hit the ground running in League One, taking 20 points from the opening 10 games to sit second in the standings.

However, the Reds were without a fixture last weekend as the home clash with Lincoln City was postponed because of international call-ups in the Imps ranks.

Wrexham were unable to continue building momentum but Parkinson says the break will do his players the world of good ahead of three matches in eight days, starting with Saturday's trip to Rotherham United.

"Most of the games in our division were called off so it is what it is," said the Reds' boss.

"It is out of our control so we took the opportunity to give the lads a bit of a breather and spend time with their families, and work hard with the injured players to get them as close as they can.

"The lads have had a bit of a break but they have come back in refreshed this week ready to go again with three games in eight days, starting with Rotherham.

"Training has been great, there was a real buzz about the training ground and we are all itching to get going again."

Wrexham's last league outing 12 days ago ended in a fantastic 4-1 victory against Northampton Town at The Racecourse.

Having only taken one point from the previous two away games, the Reds - led by wing-back Ryan Barnett who had three assists as well as a hand in the other goal - got back to winning ways in style. 

"It was a very good all-round performance," said Parkinson.

"We weren't at our best in the games prior to that and we needed to reset ourselves with a performance and I feel it was right up there with the way we played.

"There were some real stand-out performances and it was good to get back to winning ways."

A much-changed Wrexham side followed it up by beating Wolves under 21s 3-0 in the EFL Trophy last Tuesday to progress to the knockout stages with a game to spare. 

"You have got to make sure you don't take those games lightly," added the Reds' boss.

"I have been in those situations before as a manager where for whatever reason, the motivation of the group might not be quite right or there may be too much of a dis-jointed feel to the team but I was delighted with the professionalism we showed and there were some real positives."