After the game, the Leicester City loanee was crowned the sponsor’s Man of the Match.
With a game remaining, Mansfield leads fourth-place MK Dons by five points in Sky Bet League Two, with three games remaining.
Although the 23-year-old thought the game got violent, he was happy with how he and his teammates handled it. After the game, Brunt commented to iFollow Stags, “It was definitely a more physical game than the previous one.”
“You can’t take anything away from any player out there; the boys battled hard.”
We were always aware that it could be one of those physical combat games with long balls. All that counts is that we earned the three points.
We persevered and managed to secure significant blocks and clearances, particularly in the final ten minutes when they threw the kitchen sink [at us].
[The game] Stretched a little bit, but that’s football. It is certain to occur. At this point in the season, only the three points count.
As Davis Keillor-Dunn (51′) and Will Swan (68′) gave the hosts the lead, the Stags displayed a strong offensive intent in the second half. Brunt was happy for his teammates, saying, “It was a bit mad [after the break].”
“We never looked back after Davo [Keillor-Dunn] set it ablaze with the first Mansfield goal of the second half.”
He commented on Swan’s goal, saying, “He’s been brilliant the last few weeks, always putting himself in the game about and getting in the goals. [It was] Another good goal from him today.
Unaware that he had been selected as the sponsor’s Man of the Match, Mansfield’s number 24 commented, “I try to focus on the game and don’t listen to the tannoy too much.”
“I’m just enjoying my football and taking each game as it comes.”
“[Aden Flint is to my right, Baily Cargill is to my left, and Pymy [Christy Pym] is behind me. That’s [experience] equivalent to hundreds of league games. In training and in every game, I’m simply learning new things every day.
“I’m really enjoying my football here right now. I’m having a great time playing at One Call [Stadium].
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