'I want to make sure . . .' - Mansfield Town's Regan Hendry wants this next season after his Huddersfield Town wondergoal

The midfielder has seen the current season blighted by injuries and is now ending the season in impressive fashion after finding his fitness once again.

“It’s been a bit of an up and down season for me personally, so I’m just glad I am playing at this stage of the season and helping the team out. I’m happy to be finishing the season strong,” said Hendry.

“It has been a tough season because of injuries. I got going at the start of the season and got injured. I came back, got going again and then got injured again. I came back and probably haven’t been at the levels I want to be at personally, so it has been tough dealing with that.

“I feel like now I am starting to really get going again. I am feeling a lot fitter and stronger and going into next season hopefully I can continue that and have an injury-free season.

“I am enjoying my football at the moment and playing for this football club. It has been a joy to play in the last few games.”

Hendry showed just what he can bring to the table against Huddersfield where he capped a fine overall individual performance with a stunning long-range strike to get on the scoresheet.

“It was one of those that comes off the boot and you think it’s got a chance straightaway,” he added.

“The fans are behind the goal so it was a special moment for me and came at an important time for the team.

“The shackles are maybe off a little and we can play with a bit of freedom, but at the same time some of the boys are playing for contracts and others are looking forward to next season.

“I am here next season and I want to make sure I am part of the plans. There is always motivation behind games.

Huddersfield went into the fixture on the back of a 15 game unbeaten run which stretched back to mid-October.

But they proved no match for a Stags side who bossed the match from start to finish and looked comfortable throughout.

“It's a massive win,” said Hendry. “For us to come here and beat them 4-1 is incredible and we deserved every inch of it.

“Overall, It was just a fantastic team performance with everyone working hard for each other and grinding it out. That is what we are best at as a team, grinding results out.

“We are all working so hard for each other, we have got talented players, we defend so well. It’s great to put on a performance like this.

“We are keeping a lot of clean sheets. We try to build from the back and we don’t give much away.

“Not many teams will go to Stockport and Huddersfield and pick up the results we have.”