Willmott has made 23 appearances for the U's this season

Cambridge United winger Robbie Willmott feels he has played some of the best football of his career in recent weeks.

The 20-year-old U's academy product has scored five goals in the last six league matches, including a penalty against Tamworth on Saturday.

Willmott told BBC Radio Cambridgeshire: "I think I'm back to my old self, I'm happy playing for the club.

"I'm playing football the way I enjoy and taking on my man and for the past month I've been playing really well."

Willmott struggled for form during the last campaign before suffering a knee injury in February, but has been a virtual ever present this time around.

The U's are unbeaten in six league games and took League One Huddersfield to an FA Cup first round replay earlier this month.

"We're brimming with confidence since the Huddersfield matches, we just need to go into every single match with the same work ethic," Willmott said.

He has assumed penalty duties after Daryl Clare missed from the spot earlier in the season and says it is a responsibility he enjoys.

"I don't mind taking penalties, I tend to either smash it down the middle or smash it either side. I don't bother curling it," he said.

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