Wotton hails Torquay leaders after opening day win

Jordan Young (centre left) and Louis Dennis (centre right) put the Gulls 2-0 up inside the first 12 minutes

Torquay United manager Paul Wotton praised the leadership of his senior players as his side opened the season with a convincing 3-1 win over Enfield Town in National League South.

The Gulls - who missed out on the title on goal difference in April and were knocked out of the play-offs in the semi-finals - were rarely troubled.

Louis Dennis needed just nine minutes of his debut to open the scoring as he slotted home after Cody Cooke's flick-on, before Jordan Young curled in the second from just inside the box.

Cooke scored a 41st-minute penalty as the Gulls led 3-0 at the break.

Mickey Parcell pulled a goal back for Enfield after an hour as the Gulls top the early table after the biggest win on opening day.

"That is by far and away the least I've shouted during the 90 minutes," Wotton told BBC Radio Devon

"Matt Worthington's doing my job, Louis Dennis is doing my job on the pitch, Sonny-Lo Everton's talking away, Matt Jay when he comes on, Munashe Sundire when he comes on, they're doing my job on the pitch which is important.

"I can't stand there screaming and shouting all the time, it can't be white noise for me because it becomes irrelevant.

"I liked us today. The first game of the season is a very strange thing.

"There'll be lots and lots of managers sat there conceded last-minute equalisers or last-minute winners.

"We've got three points, we're off and running. I couldn't be happier."