Preview: Mark Bonner’s Gillingham are away to Scott Lindsey’s MK Dons in League 2 this Saturday

Gillingham manager Mark Bonner got the right response from his players last Saturday - and has challenged himself to get it from them more often.

The Gills turned in a committed display to beat Salford City 1-0 at Priestfield - a welcome win after back-to-back losses - but they face a much tougher test this Saturday when they head to MK Dons.

Bonner said: “The lads knew they had to give a bit [on Saturday] - they couldn’t not do that. The test for me to be doing better here and doing a better job is that I’ve got to get that out of them more often.

“They have to give it more often, of course, but in the end reflect on yourself and say, ‘Right, come on, how often have we seen that?’. Sometimes, but not enough.

“I put the weight on my own shoulders to be better and get that out of them more often because that was a good level. It wasn’t a great game, it wasn’t full of beautiful moments of course, but it was a really important performance at an important time.

“As we go into a bit of a run of games now, and some big ones, we want to be in the pack and we want to be close to the pack, so it was an important game for us.

“You need those reactions all the time. Whilst we are really, really happy with [last Saturday’s win], there has to be a point where we go, ‘good, that's us. That’s the new normal for us. Crack on’.

“Do it again and make sure that we are prepared to do it again because we’re playing against the best team in the league.”

MK Dons are managed by former Chatham boss Scott Lindsey - a one-time target for the Gills. The 52-year-old led Crawley Town to promotion from League 2 last season but left them in September for a team 19th in the division when he made the switch.

The Dons have surged up the table since then,