Gillingham 2 MK Dons 1: Reaction from interim manager Keith Millen after League 2 win at Priestfield

Interim Gillingham manager Keith Millen feared a hangover from the players after Neil Harris’ sacking but they came good after a slow start.

The Gills showed plenty of attacking threat in a 2-1 win over MK Dons but there was still a tense finish after a crucial chance from Connor Mahoney at 2-0 wasn’t taken. MK got one back and almost levelled.

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“Firstly, I’m delighted to win the game,” said Millen, who was put in charge on a temporary basis on Thursday after Harris was axed.

“If Connor goes through and scores, or slides someone else in to make the third goal, I think it would have been a lot calmer in the last five or 10 minutes. We didn’t take that chance and luckily it didn’t come back to haunt us.

“Looking at the game I think it took us 20 minutes to clear our heads. It’s been a tough week, certainly a tough last couple of days. I was conscious of a little bit of a hangover.

“No matter what I said in the dressing room, there would be a little bit of a hangover all of a sudden, after 20 minutes, we became a little bit braver on the ball, found a few more passes, broke lines better then all of a sudden we were opening them up. We created some really good chances.

“First 20 minutes was nervy, then we had a 15-minute spell where we were a lot better on the ball, calmer, they pressed us high, which we thought they would, it was a case of us trying to break the lines. It was a matter of time before we punished them.

“We created a lot of chances, but they are a decent side, a good squad, they are a very good club and I knew it was going to be a tough game.

“I still want us to look after the ball better, after one day’s training we are not going to turn into a total-football passing team