Dundee Utd v Motherwell: Rangers semi-final carrot can drive us on, says Stephen O'Donnell

30.10.2024 - 06:39 dailyrecord.co.uk

Stephen O’Donnell admits the chance to play their way into a Hampden semi-final team to face Rangers can drive Motherwell’s players to victory against Dundee United tonight.

The Steelmen are set for a massive few days with the big Premiership match at Tannadice providing the opportunity to leapfrog the Terrors into fourth in the table, before a colossal clash at the National Stadium will see the club aim to land a place in their first final since 2018.

Motherwell go into the clash off the back of Sunday’s 3-0 league loss to Celtic, which inflicted back-to-back defeats on O’Donnell’s side.

But he feels the carrot of earning a place in the Hampden line-up can give them extra motivation to stop their losing streak.

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