Neil Warnock has played down chances of getting the QPR job full-time

Neil Warnock played down the prospect of him being given the QPR manager's job on a full-time basis after the 0-0 draw against Preston, but said he hoped to be involved in the selection procedure.

Former Rangers boss Warnock is back at the helm at Loftus Road, having been placed in interim charge following the west London club's sacking of Chris Ramsey this week.

"I'm going to enjoy it for however long I've got it - it's better than being sat at home or fishing," he said.

"Just being around the fans and the club again is fantastic. When I was asked to do it I had no hesitation.

"I don't know whether it's going to be one game, two games or whatever, but I'm going to enjoy it and if I can I'm going to try to help them pick.

"I hope they ask me. They surely will ask my opinion. I think you need someone who knows the Championship. It's the toughest league in Europe."

Rangers showed signs of improvement but were unable to find a way past a Preston side that has now kept six consecutive clean sheets.

"There were some plusses. The first half-hour we were all right," said Warnock.

"I thought Junior Hoilett was superb and Ale Faurlin was super too - they were the two main positives. They haven't had much game time before.

"Goalscoring is a bit of a problem at the minute, but we've got two weeks during the international break to try to sort that out.

"There are some good players here but the squad's not quite right in some areas. I'll give my thoughts on that while I'm here."

Preston boss Simon Grayson hailed his side's battling spirit after their 22nd shutout of 2015.

"You saw what it meant to the players to get another result on the road and another clean sheet," Grayson said.

"It was great to come to a place like here and get a point and also because of the significance of the game to them, with it being Neil Warnock's first game.

"We know we can utilise the ball a bit better but sometimes you have to do what you need to do in order to get a result.

"As the game went on we frustrated them and it looked like we were the team that might go on and get a winner. In many ways we can count ourselves a bit unlucky.

"We're happy with what we achieved today and will go into the international break with some confidence.

"But it's how you come back after the break that really counts. We want to pick it up again when we come back."