The Shrimps host Cambridge United at the Globe Arena on Monday afternoon as Jim Bentley looks to extend his side’s unbeaten run to 6 games.
Cambridge recorded their first win in 5 league games when they beat Harry Kewell’s Crawley Town 3-1 on Friday, which saw them move into 13th place in SkyBet League 2.
Morecambe’s 1-1 draw at the County Ground put another point between the Shrimps and the relegation zone, with Chesterfield losing their relegation 6 pointer versus Port Vale.
Morecambe now have an 8 point gap and victory against Cambridge would see the Shrimps reach 45 points for the season and potentially jump 2 positions into 17th.
Jim Bentley said; “Cambridge have had a good win on Friday and they’re a very capable outfit. Before a ball was kicked this season I had them down to be one of the surprise packages because Shaun Derry assembled a very good squad.
“We’re in decent form, we have a good spirit, the players are working hard and hopefully we can turn some of these draws into wins.”
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Daniel Nizic is set to start for the Shrimps after Barry Roche limped off during the first half of Friday’s draw v Swindon Town. Adam McGurk will return to the squad after missing out on Friday through illness.
Cambridge switched to a flat 4-4-2 for their Good Friday fixture v Crawley after playing with a 4-4-2 diamond for the majority of the year and Joe Dunne will likely stick with the winning system.
Barry Corr and Piero Mingoia will be doubtful for the visitors.
