Crewe comeback great for confidence - Sanders

Max Sanders joined Crewe from Lincoln City in July 2024

Crewe Alexandra matchwinner Max Sanders says their 2-1 comeback win at Harrogate has given them "even more confidence" in their bid to challenge for promotion this season.

Former Lincoln midfielder Sanders, 26, scored his first goal for the Alex three minutes from time to complete a gutsy fightback after going behind to Jack Muldoon's fifth-minute header.

It gave Crewe back-to-back victories and lifted Lee Bell's team into the top seven in League Two.

"Absolutely buzzing to come here and win, especially after being 1-0 down so early," Sanders told BBC Radio Stoke.

After Reece Hutchinson's clever dinked finish from a corner routine got Crewe level before half-time, the visitors went close to taking the lead several times after the break.

It looked like they would have to settle for a point before Sanders ran from just inside his own half and curled a superb winner into the far corner from 20 yards.

"I was saying to the lads, the first goal was going to be a good one," Sanders said.

"But I'm just happy to help the team to get three points and back up the win against Notts County.

"I feel the best I've felt for long time due to playing 11 games on the trot. I know I need to add goals and assists and, luckily, in the last two games I've got that - hopefully I can build on that."

'Shows we can come back from a bad spell'

Monday's result was the first time Crewe have come from behind to win this season.

And, after ending their recent sticky run with the late win over Notts in the previous game, Sanders says to add another victory off the back of it is a huge boost.

"That's given us even more confidence because we haven't been great when we've gone a goal down - we've struggled to settle down," he said.

"But we kept on playing and it was great to come from behind. It's so hard to win when you go a goal down down especially in this league."

With Saturday's visit of Bromley on the horizon, Sanders hopes they can now replicate the form they showed at the start of the season when they won their first four matches.

"We started so well but we went though a bit of a a spell when we weren't playing great," he said.

"But it just shows the character we've got to put two wins together when we're under pressure to get a result.

"It shows we can come back from a bad spell of form."