Gillingham v Tranmere preview: Gills manager Mark Bonner looks ahead to League Two clash at Priestfield

Gillingham are likely to find weekend opponents Tranmere Rovers a tough nut to crack.

Boss Mark Bonner ended last weekend’s match at Doncaster calling on his team to get more creative in the attacking third and they’ll need to be at their best this Saturday.

Tranmere have only conceded once in their four league games and one of their two goalless draws came against a Notts County team who don’t usually have problems scoring.

Bonner knows he’s up against a team who - with experienced manager Nigel Adkins at the helm - make it hard for teams to create chances against them.

He said: “If there are periods in the game where we have the ball, we have to be patient and have the right quality. Try and finish our attacks well, but not get counter-attacked on. There's a fine balance and a sweet spot between all of those.

“They've started well. A very hard-working team. We'll have to match their running and their aggression. We'll have to match their endeavour to defend the goal.

“We'll have to be patient in our play as well as quick and clever in the right moments. It's finding the balance in the game.

“Clearly, we have to be a really hard team to create a chance against ourselves in order to be in as much control of the game as we want.

“We want to be the dominant team. We want to be the team here that teams fear coming to, really. But that's down to us to go about the game in a really aggressive manner and try to get on top of it.

“When we get to the top end of the pitch, we've got to be brave and confident to finish attacks. We've got to bring quality and good decisions to the moments that come our way. We have to be clinical when the moments come.

“We have to sustain attacks and be aggressive to keep the game in the top end of