Robbie McKenzie, Elliott Nevitt and Armani Little were injury doubts for Gillingham ahead of Morecambe game – boss John Coleman labels Max Clark a revelation after winning a place in the League 2 team

Gillingham’s weekend match-winner Robbie McKenzie was a pre-game injury doubt.

Manager John Coleman revealed after the match that several players needed late fitness checks before being named to play against Morecambe, including the man who scored the only goal in a 1-0 win.

McKenzie struck from the edge of the box to clinch a late win for the Gills.

“He was a doubt all week,” said the Gills boss of the weekend goalscorer.

“Robbie will go through a brick wall. He carried an injury and he’s worked through it, as did Armani Little and Elliott Nevitt.

“Three players who not for one second did I think wouldn't have cleared themselves fit. All three of them ran themselves into the ground.

“That's the type of spirit we want at Gillingham Football Club and the least that fans deserve.

“I don't think the Gillingham fans have had it in the last couple of years. That's no disrespect to the previous managers. That's more that we've got to create a set of players that want to influence each other.

“When a lot of people are working hard, people feel obliged to work as hard with them in a group. That's the herd mentality. We've got to foster that.

“If people aren't pulling their weight, they'll quickly get found out by their peers. That's how you create a winning mentality.

“That's what we've done over the years. Your own players do your job for you. They dig players out before it ever gets to you. That's what we’re trying to create here.”

McKenzie, 26, scored his sixth goal of the season in the weekend win, cheered on by his mate Jarrod Bowen from the Medway Stand. The West Ham and England forward is a former Hull City team-mate of the Gills midfielder.

Another former Hull player Max Clark was praised by boss Coleman after another