CAMBRIDGE United’s head coach Mark Bonner hailed his side’s second half display after a 2-1 win at Southend United put them top of the League Two table.

The U’s fought back from a goal behind to pick up all three points.

And Bonner was delighted by the improvements made after the break.

“The second half was better but it needed to be,” said Bonner, who spent six years coaching within the Shrimpers’ youth set up before joining Cambridge.

“They caused us too many problems in the first half.

“The wind was always going to be a factor but we felt it could be different in the second half.

“The early goal just after half-time really helped us but we were really frustrated, disappointed and angry with our performance in the first half. “We were probably lucky to be only 1-0 down at half-time and it was a good response in the second.

“They made it hard for us and it was scrappy but we found a way to win against a team who are fighting for everything.”