The MK Dons defender spoke after the 6-2 win over Burton Albion

The feeling of scoring a goal is something Jack Sanders wants more of after he got his first League One strike in the 6-2 romp against Burton Albion.

The MK Dons defender rifled home after Charlie Goode’s header was parried by keeper Corey Addai - who featured in the 5-1 win for Crawley Town in the League Two play-offs in 2024 - to score Dons’ third in an emphatic afternoon at Stadium MK.

Dons showed no signs of missing leading scorer Aaron Collins, away on international duty, with five different scorers, and with Sanders adding to his tally, having also scored in the Jersey Mike’s Subs Trophy earlier this season, he is keen to get more on the board.

“I’m delighted with the goal,” he said. “You just wish you were a striker because the feeling when you score is amazing. The strikers who score week-in, week-out are so lucky. Fair play to Collo because he’s got nearly 20, so he must have some feeling when the ball keeps hitting the net!

“It was a good header from Charlie, the keeper parried it out so I just put my foot through it and luckily it went into the roof.

“I’m really pleased to get my first goal in the division. I want to get five goals per season, and if we count the one in the trophy, I’m three away and I’m striving for more.”

Dons never looked in trouble as they scored six for a second league game in a row. The victory made it nine wins in 11 in all competitions, while lifting the side into the top ten of League One for the first time this season.

Sanders continued: “It’s a good team performance, we were completely dominant. In the first-half, we stopped them from creating anything.

“We’re disappointed with their goals, and I’m disappointed with the second in particular. It’s an unbelievable finish but I’m disappointed with it.

“But we got six, it’s brilliant to do that back-to-back so we can’t ask for much more. We’re in a good place and long may that continue.

“We felt like it was coming, and we’ve not cracked it. The minute we think we have, it will all come down. We strive to improve every day, the staff strive to make us better all the time.”