Zakuani has yet to sample defeat during the first half of his three-month loan deal from Premier League club Fulham.

His form prompted the Diary desk to come with a Posh team made up of the club's best-ever loan recruits:

GOALKEEPER
Lee Harrison
Became a Posh record-breaker after joining on loan from non-league Barnet in the 2001-02 season by keeping clean sheets in five successive away games.

Harrison later became a permanent Posh player after being manager Mark Wright's first signing in 2005, but he returned to Barnet at the end of that season after failing to oust Mark Tyler.

RIGHT BACK
Dean Hooper
Tough-tackling right back had a disciplinary record to rival Vinnie Jones, but was a sound loan signing by Mick Halsall in 1995.

Injury cut short his stay but Hooper would later return to Posh for a largely successful five-year stint between 1998 and 2002.

LEFT BACK
Tom Williams
This footballing boomerang can't stop coming back to London Road.

Williams is now in his third spell as a Posh player and remains a popular figure at the club.

He needed only a couple of appearances in a loan spell from West Ham at the end of the 2000-01 season to earn a permanent deal and he spent the second half of the 2003-04 campaign back on loan at London Road.

CENTRE BACK
Ian Ross
The former Liverpool star formed a smashing defensive partnership with club legend Chris Turner after arriving on loan in 1976 from Aston Villa.

His move was swiftly made permanent and Ross enjoyed two more successful campaigns at London Road.

He was captain for the 1978-79 campaign which proved to be his last as a player before moving into the coaching world.

CENTRE BACK
Guy Branston
The uncompromising shaven-headed defender (below) became an instant success during a fine few months here at the end of the 2003-04 season.

He rejected a permament move in favour of joining Sheffield Wednesday, but returned again on loan after failing to make the cut at Hillsborough the following season.

Finally became a permanent Posh player under Keith Alexander but couldn't impress boss Darren Ferguson and now plying his trade with surprise Conference packages Kettering.

MIDFIELD
Andre Boucaud
This 'midfield magician' proves that loan quality doesn't always lead to success.

Twice arrived on temporary duty from Reading and displayed some dazzling footwork. Sadly he performed nowhere near as well when making a permanent move.