Cheltenham manager insists his team deserved to beat Peterborough United

Cheltenham manager Michael Duff insists his team were worthy winners in their Carabao Cup first round tie at Peterborough United today (September 5).

By Alan Swann

Published 5th Sep 2020, 19:12 BST

Rival managers Michael Duff (left) and Darren Ferguson before the game between Posh and Cheltenham. Photo: Joe Dent/theposh.com.

The League Two side stunned their hosts with a 1-0 win courtesy of a second-half strike from Liam Sercombe. It was the fourth season in a row Posh have been beaten in the opening round of the EFL cup competition.

“We were excellent,” Duff stated, “We thoroughly deserved to win.

“We played some really good football in the first-half and in the second half we showed a different side with plenty of reslince, organisation and game management.

“We’ve beaten a good side who have good players here and I’m delighted. We’re competitive animals. Okay the important stuff starts next weekend, but we wanted to win this game.

“We showed some positive signs. Our goalkeeper was excellent after an early mistake, Lewis Freestone (ex-Posh) was very good and Liam Sercombe was a Rolls Royce in midfield.”