Valencia vs Sporting Gijon - Gary Neville: Sporting Gijon is the only focus for Valencia

Valencia coach Gary Neville insists his team need to focus all their attention on Sporting Gijon in their search for an elusive Primera Division victory on Sunday.

Los Che have not won any of the seven league matches which have followed the England coach's appointment and supporters at the Mestalla have taken to jeering the team's below-par performances in that competition.

They have saved their best football for the Copa del Rey and wrapped up an aggregate win over Las Palmas in midweek to set up a semi-final encounter with Barcelona.

Neville will be aiming to finally break his Primera Division duck this weekend against lowly Gijon, but the visitors will be high on confidence after a 5-1 win over Real Sociedad in their last outing.

The former Manchester United defender, whose side won 1-0 in the Canary Islands to wrap up a 2-1 overall success on Thursday night, said: "We have to focus all of our efforts, all of our attention on to Sporting Gijon.

"My attention has only been on Sporting Gijon since we won the game on Thursday evening against Las Palmas.

"The Mestalla needs victory, the fans need a victory and we need them to be out in force.

"We need all the efforts of everybody in the club so that we can achieve the win that we all desire. It will give us even more momentum moving forwards.

"When you are drawn in a semi-final against Barcelona I can see why all the attention would be drawn towards that but, honestly, as coaches we have to prepare for the long-term.

"Barcelona will take care of itself, everything has to be towards this game against Sporting Gijon."

Javi Fuego is expected to be back in the Valencia squad but Sporting visit the Mestalla in good spirits after that impressive win over Real Sociedad ended a run of four straight defeats.

Their coach Abelardo Fernandez told his club's official website: "I expect to face a team with bite.

"Valencia have good players in all areas of the pitch and I hope this is not the game where they finally explode. We will have to go to Valencia and be brave."

Cameroonian midfielder Daniel Ndi is struggling with a knee problem and will be assessed in Sporting's final training session.

Sporting strengthened their squad this week with the signing of Bosnia international Ognjen Vranjes.

The 26-year-old moved to El Molinon and Abelardo believes he will be ready to go straight into the squad.

He has signed for Sporting until the end of the season with an option of a further year, having most recently played for Turkish side Gaziantepspor.