Manager Nigel Adkins was pleased with the work-out his side received in their 1-1 pre-season friendly draw at Gainsborough Trinity on Tuesday night.

United led through Grant McCann's penalty soon after kick-off, but the Northern Ireland international missed another spot-kick a short while later.

Ash Burberry levelled for the home team in the second-half as parity was restored.

Adkins was pleased that all 21 players used came through the night unscathed.

"It was a very competitive game for us," Adkins told The Iron Player.

"The rain came down and the pitch was fantastic - it was beautiful.

"Gainsborough played very well and we knew it was the right game for us at this stage of pre-season.

"They've got a team full of professionals and it was a good battle.

"We managed to give the senior professionals and the younger boys a game, so we mixed that around and that was pleasing.

"We could have scored a lot more goals than we did but at the end of the day it was an excellent work-out for us."

Adkins added that there are no fresh injury worries, other than David Mirfin, as his team head into their next game - at Lincoln City in the final of the Lincolnshire Senior Cup at Sincil Bank - on Thursday night.

See much more fro Nigel Adkins on The Iron Player, in addition to extended highlights from the Northolme Stadium.