McGhee ‘Formation Was Wrong;

Bristol Rovers Manager Mark McGhee admitted he started with the wrong formation in Rovers 2-1 win over Morecambe.

McGhee started with a 4-3-3 formation, but after just over 30 minutes the Scot substituted Jo Anyinsah for Eliot Richards and changed the formation back to the same as previous weeks. McGhee said: ‘My decision to go 4-3-3 caused us problems and it was no reflection of Anyinsah’s performance that I took him off. We were not doing well going forward or defending.

‘Eliot Richards made a big difference as a substitute and the way he played suggested I got the selection wrong too.

‘It’s three wins under me, which is great, but I haven’t really changed much and the players deserve a lot of credit. My assistant Shaun North did a great job as caretaker boss in rebuilding confidence, which helped a lot when I took over.’

Rovers moved up to 15th in League Two and have picked up nine points in the last three games since McGhee was appointed.