Motherwell's Arsenal loanee looks like he can excel in Scottish Premiership, says boss after striker inspires win over Hibs

Motherwell manager Stuart Kettlewell says Arsenal loanee Mike Biereth looks like he can excel in the Premiership after an impressive debut guided his side to victory over Hibs.

The 20-year-old climbed off the bench after 55 minutes to spark the Steelmen into life, producing a strong run and assist to tee up Conor Wilkinson for the opener 11 minutes after his introduction.

He then latched onto Lennon Miller's through ball to fire a low strike past David Marshall five minutes from time.

An Adam Le Fondre penalty in stoppage time made for a nervy finish, but the Steelmen held strong to move up to fourth in the Premiership with four points from their opening two games.

Kettlewell was thoroughly impressed by Biereth and believes he has the talent to be a success at Fir Park on his season-long loan from the Gunners.

He said: "He was excellent when he came on. We know he has got quality. He is still a young lad, still probably in that development phase of his career, but coming from a club like Arsenal we know he is a good player.

"He's had a spell in the Eredivisie over in Holland [with RKC Waalwijk] and that has been a factor for us in thinking that he is probably ready to come in and play here.

"I'm delighted with the impact he made. You don't know it is going to work like that, first off, but from the wee bits we've seen in training, he starts to look like a guy that would excel at this level, and someone who can do well.

"It's not just with his goal scoring. I thought his energy and his work-rate when he came on was great, and that's where he gets his reward with the first goal in getting his assist.

"There's a lot to like about him.

"Theo Bair has not trained this week and Mika was a substitute for him, but I still felt