The Reds

with Sean, because they know how vital he is to the team. He has experience, a willingness to work for the team and a football brain.

United looked for their goal, but this allowed Jackson to drift through, inside 73 minutes, and fed in substitute Mallik Wilks, but the Leeds United loanee drove a low shot just wide of the mark.

Just before the 80 minutes mark, McConville had another direct. Despite hitting it cleanly and on target but it was always swerving central, with Bonham tipping over the bar with ease.

Nearing injury time, that man McConville cropped up again. Driving through the Carlisle midfield, he took another punt, but fortune did not favour this time, as he blasted high into the stands.

“We have always said we need to make our ground a difficult place to come to and we need to keep this run going,” said Coleman.

“We are the leading goalscorers and we have not scored more than three in a game which shows they are being shared out. We have got to strive to keep doing that.

“The important thing is the points per game ratio and the goal difference. If we keep a healthy positive goal difference we will be there or thereabouts by the end of the season.

“That’s one of the first priorities. We are still missing chances but we are taking enough at the moment.”