JAMES Henry will be on the lookout for Matty Taylor against Ipswich Town tomorrow after the pair rekindled their partnership in style.

Henry set up both Taylor’s goals in the 5-0 win against AFC Wimbledon on Tuesday night.

It means the midfielder has assisted five of his teammate’s 13 strikes this season.

That is significant for United, who had struggled to convert chances since the turn of the year – a period where both players have either been injured or short of match fitness.

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But Henry has seen good signs in the past week that they are getting back to the levels which were so key to the U’s form before Christmas.

He said: “I think we had that in the earlier part of the season.

“You could see on Saturday against Sunderland I was putting some balls in and I think that just triggered his brain to keep getting into those positions.

“He is the best in the business in those situations in this league, he doesn’t need too many chances to take them.

“It always takes a bit of time to build up partnerships.

“I often know Matty will be always sniffing around the back post, so sometimes I don’t even have to get my head up, I just know he’s going to be there.

“For the first goal (against Wimbledon) I didn’t even look, I just knew he would be around that area.

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“It’s just something that clicks. He understands my game and I understand his.”

For Taylor, who moved one goal ahead of Henry on Tuesday in the race to be United’s top scorer, the service is priceless.

He said: “It’s a pleasure to play with him.

“He puts the ball on a sixpence for you. I’ve got a great connection with him and God knows how many assists he’s getting me now.

“I just know where he’s going to put it.

“He’s got huge quality in his deliveries, runs and vision.”

Henry was buoyed by the Wimbledon display, which arrested a slump in results that threatened to see United slip out of the Sky Bet League One play-off race.

But the 30-year-old is too experienced to get carried away.

He said: “Now we’ve got everyone back firing it seems to be clicking again, but we’re only as good as our last game.

“We could be having a different conversation if we don’t put in a performance against Ipswich.

“It’s a big game and would put us three points closer to them with a game in hand.

“It’s about staying in there and getting our own run going.

“What’s saying we can’t go on another 12-game unbeaten run? We’ve done it before.”