Dobson keen to learn from 'top quality' O'Brien

George Dobson is bidding to learn from midfield partner Lewis O'Brien following the summer signing's impressive start to life at Wrexham.

Dobson and O'Brien have started alongside Matty James in a midfield three in both of Wrexham's opening two matches of the Championship season.

O'Brien - who joined on a permanent deal from Nottingham Forest - was among the star performers in the 2-1 defeat by Southampton on the opening day while he netted his first goal for the club in the 3-2 loss to West Bromwich Albion.

And Dobson admits he has been impressed with O'Brien since the 26-year-old made the switch to the Stok Cae Ras.

"He's a top quality player," Dobson said of O'Brien.

"You can tell why he's played at a high level and the way he manoeuvres the ball in tight positions.

"His athleticism of being able to cover such high distances - it's something for me to look at and help improve my game.

"I'm really enjoying playing alongside him and long may it continue."

Phil Parkinson has regularly recruited experienced players from higher levels since becoming Wrexham boss in the summer of 2021.

Internationals Kieffer Moore, Nathan Broadhead, Danny Ward, Liberato Cacace and Conor Coady are among those to make the switch to north Wales during the course of the summer.

And Dobson feels O'Brien typifies the type of qualities Wrexham wish to have in their ranks.

"The dressing room has still got the same real strong core of brilliant characters," added Dobson.

"The gaffer has always recruited not just good players but really good people and that hasn't changed.

"It's like anything, when there's a lot of change, it's always going to take a little bit of time. but we can't make any excuses with that, we've got to deliver now."