Motherwell’s Stuart Kettlewell on 2-1 Victory Over Dundee Utd

Motherwell manager Stuart Kettlewell commented on his team’s 2-1 victory against Dundee United, stating, “They certainly made us work for it. We were never going to come on this pitch and stroll through it.” He acknowledged that Dundee United created significant challenges in the wide areas during the first half. Kettlewell added, “In the first half they caused us real problems in the wide areas. But I felt the solutions were on the pitch and we made them change in the second half when we dealt with that threat.” The manager noted an improvement in his side’s performance after the break, observing, “We grew in the second half to be honest and I thought we showed a wee bit more composure. We know that we’ve got that bit of quality and it was Tawanda that came up with the goods for us.” Kettlewell stressed the importance of resilience and displaying quality, remarking, “We had to dig in at times and we showed our quality at times, and that’s what it’s always going to have to be like on the road in this league.” Regarding player availability for the upcoming Sunday fixture, Kettlewell indicated, “I don’t foresee any one of the senior players coming back [for Sunday] other than Tony Watt being available and Liam Gordon coming back into the squad.”