“Coming here is never easy, but we were very professional about the whole thing,” said Morgan. “We played some terrific football, the newcomers played extremely well, and I’m very excited about this team. There is a great future if they continue to work hard as I’m sure they will.”
Apart from the opening 10 minutes, during which the sides were level twice, there was never any doubt about the outcome once the visitors got into their stride.
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