Micky Stephens admitted he was lost for words at half-time having watch Sutton United dominate Torquay at Gander Green Lane.

Although United were only 1—0 up – the second killer goal coming from the penalty spot soon after the break – they had overpowered their more illustrious visitors.

Back-to-back wins have United sitting sixth in the fledgling National League table ahead of Macclesfield visit to the Lane this weekend.

Stephens said: “The win over Torquay had a bits of everything.

“There was some unbelievable attacking play in the final third for the first 20 minutes, and we were a little disappointed to only be 1-0 up at half-time.

“But our professionalism – coming off the back of a long trip to Lincoln City – was amazing.”

He added: “At half-time, there were not too many things we could be critical of – in fact we were searching for things to criticise and that does not often happen.

“The second goal put them to bed and I don’t think they can feel they ever had a chance to get back into the game.”

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Macclesfield arrive at the Lane on the back of consecutive wins over Braintree and Southport – and they are looking to return to League Two, having dropped out in 2012.

“We’ve played Lincoln City and Torquay in our past two games and they are big names,” Stephens said.

“Now it’s Macclesfield, another big name – but that’s what we’ve signed up for, to experience playing them in front of big crowds and at big stadiums.

“We’ve done our spell in the leagues below, working our way through, and we have earnt our right to play these games.”

He added: “We’re not getting ahead of ourselves, but we have shown that we can perform at this level, we just to keep those standards.”

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More than 1,600 fans filled the Lane on Tuesday night, and while Stephens is hopeful they will return on Saturday to watch another victory, he knows there will be times when the team needs the support for other reasons.

He said: “Getting that many fans is an unbelievable effort. If we can get the people in here with the atmosphere going, it’ll be a great season.

“The atmosphere helps the players, and every game here seems like a bigger game than the one before, certainly bigger than last season – no disrespect to those sides.”

He added: “Hopefully the support will not disappear, because there will days when things are not going so well when we need it more than ever.”