Graham Alexander responds to Motherwell boo boys as club face UEFA investigation over missile incident

Graham Alexander urged Motherwell fans to keep the faith after slumping to defeat against Sligo Rovers.

The Fir Park boss believes there's no panic despite former Hearts hitman Aidan Keena's first half winner in the second-round Europa Conference League first-leg qualifier leaving them facing an exit. 'Well were booed off the pitch after going down to the Irish minnows but Alexander is adamant they can still salvage the tie and progress to face either Sparta Prague or Viking in the next round

He said: "Keep believing. We understand where we can improve, we did a lot of good things but the game is about winning. It’s frustration that we didn’t win the game. I think we did more than enough to win it.

"The goal speaks for itself. It was a mistake but an honest one. That gave them something to protect. They sat deep at times but we still created enough chances to win the game but didn’t take them. But it’s only half time. It’s still there to try and win.

"I thought there was a little bit of slowness in our play before they scored, we took too many touches. That was more of a tactical thing not sharpness of movement. But we are getting up to speed. Regardless of how long you pre-season is, how many games you have, the first competitive game is always different to any other game of football you play in."

Alexander also refused to concede that having only two bounce games during pre-season was a factor in his side not being fully up to speed. He said: "No - I don’t think so. Like I say, we created more than enough chances to win.

"We gave a goal away that was just a mistake. It’s not as if we were under intense pressure. ‘We’d lots of chances. That’s the way the game sometimes goes. We still have the second leg to go and