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Elliot Lee believes Wrexham have had a target on their back ever since the club was bought by Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney.

The Red Dragons have gained successive promotions under the Hollywood pair and have made an impressive start to the 2024-25 League One season, collecting seven of the nine points on offer so far.

Lee, who scored in his side's 3-0 triumph over Reading, believes boss Phil Parkinson has played a key role in keeping the squad grounded amid the noise surrounding owners Reynolds and McElhenney.

“I think they’ve [other teams] been trying to shoot us down for the two years I've been here and we've been successful both years," Lee said.

"The gaffer is very good at keeping all that noise that surrounds such a high profile club.

"He keeps it away from us and makes us work harder every day, keeps us humble and keeps the lads together. He hasn't brought in the wrong characters who will get carried away by anything like that."

Lee added: "We're always there to be shot down because of the owners, but it might be a little bit less this season because there's a lot of other big clubs in this league, so we'll take that in our stride and see."