Nolan praised his team-mates after they ensured a winning start to the new campaign.
“We got exactly what we wanted from the game,” said Nolan. “We spoke before about how important it was to get off to a winning start and we have done that, while we also kept a clean sheet.
“We could have scored three or four. The lads were terrific, especially in the heat, as I’m sure many people can imagine it was hard enough simply watching the game.
“The lads were terrific and we have hopefully given ourselves a stepping stone ahead of what will be another tough game [at Swansea City] next weekend.”