Macaulay Langstaff looks forward to Notts County season opener after hat-trick

Notts County forward Macaulay Langstaff has insisted he cannot wait for the new campaign to begin, after hitting a seven-minute hat-trick in the latter of two friendly games against Cambridge United on Saturday.

Langstaff, who impressively found the net 30 times in 49 appearances for National League North champions Gateshead last season, had missed large parts of County's pre-season camp due to illness. Now back and hungrier than ever, the former York City man is happy in finding the net before his side's domestic curtain raiser next month.

"I'm delighted," began Langstaff as he spoke to County's official club media. "It's always nice as a forward to score goals and I think early on in pre-season it's great to get off the mark. I did that against Basford and I'm very to score happy today. It's a great feeling.

"I'm full of confidence and belief coming off the back of last season and as I have spoken about it's important to get off the mark nice and early, as it removes that burden from you. To get a few more goals today it shows I'm full of confidence and belief. It's something I want to carry on throughout the whole of pre-season and into the season."

Losing 2-0 to Cambridge during the first of two 70 minute games, County hit back during the second game, winning 3-2 thanks to Langstaff's efforts. Having now spent some time with Luke Williams on the training pitch, the former Blyth Spartans forward is relishing his new role.

"I've worked quite a lot with the gaffer and he's been brilliant with me so far in the first couple of weeks, I've had to adapt my game a little bit. My style of play was a little bit different at Gateshead, it was more sort of running the channels and trying to get down the sides. Here the gaffer