Ipswich Town 1 Gillingham 0: Reaction from Gills boss Neil Harris after narrow defeat at Portman Road

Manager Neil Harris was delighted to see Gillingham take another step forward, even though their efforts went unrewarded at Ipswich.

The Gills were the better team over the 90 minutes at Portman Road against a side chasing the League 1 play-offs but Ipswich took all three points.

Asked how he felt afterwards, Harris said: “I like to win, I am a winner, I have been a winner as a player and a manager, I want to win games of football.

“I walk out disappointed we didn’t get something from the game, which we deserved, however I am really proud of my players, that was excellent.

“We talk about improvement and momentum and I said to the boys after, ‘that is momentum again’, the fact they came off the pitch with a standing ovation from the away support. They got booed off the other day (against Oxford) when it was 4-0 and let’s be honest it could have been 15, at home.

“To come off with that performance and walk into the changing room disappointed, they are not just disappointed they haven’t got one point but three, and that’s how good they were and we have to build on that.

“The performance was very good and I thought we were better for 90 minutes. We were very good for 45 minutes on Tuesday (in the 1-0 win over Crewe). This time around anyone in the ground would have seen how organised we were and how structured we were.

“I am immensely proud of them, the fans that travelled made some fantastic noise in support of the team but they also had a performance to support as well, which was key.

“We started the game on the front foot, we were in the ascendancy for five minutes, but good football sides find a way to play and they were fantastic with the ball for 25 minutes. They only created two chances and they came from set-plays,