Mark McGhee in 'proud' Dundee declaration as strikerless side seal Motherwell point amid Covid chaos

Mark McGhee insists decimated Dundee proved they have the tools for survival by digging out a point despite heading to Motherwell without their entire strikeforce.

An injury and illness ravaged Dens side were missing 10 first team stars - with rookie goalkeeper Harrison Sharp told he was being thrown in for a first start after he climbed out of his bed on the morning of the game.

But they battled to a point for the second time in a week as shot-shy Motherwell made it 10 without a victory and left the park to the jeers of their own brassed-off support.

Paul McMullan’s early strike was cancelled out by Joe Efford’s first goal in claret and amber.

But McGhee was a happy man and insists last week’s dismal 4-0 thumping at home to Livingston has now been firmly forgotten.

He said: “There’s a hard road ahead but we’ve shown in this game that we’re up to it.

“We had to tell the goalie this morning when Ian tested positive. The others we knew about on Friday.

“We had to get the young goalie out of his bed and tell him to bring his gloves. I was delighted for him.

“I’d hope that Wednesday would give us a foothold and we could start building. Then you lose five players who started.

“But I think this performance has continued from that I think a draw was about right.”

This fixture just over five years ago led to McGhee being sacked by Motherwell after fan protests followed Dundee leaving Lanarkshire with a 5-1 victory.

Now back in Scotland the 64-year-old is right back into the heat of a relegation scrap with the Taysiders who remain a point behind St Johnstone at the bottom.

He didn’t have a single striker in his squad with midfielder Declan McDaid moved up top in a bid to provide some sort of focal point.

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