Motherwell's need to win has to be greater than Dundee's, says boss

Motherwell boss Graham Alexander says his side's need for a Premiership win this year overrides Dundee's predicament when they clash at Fir Park tomorrow.

The Dens Park club are bottom of the table and facing a relegation battle as two-time former Motherwell boss Mark McGhee brings his side to Lanarkshire.

But Alexander says the Steelmen have targets of their own, and it's about what they do on the day that matters to him.

A win could take the hosts back up to fourth in the table, and Alexander says they have to give themselves the best chance of doing that.

He said: "We've spoken many times about the competitiveness of the Premiership, you see results every single week that are unusual or go against the grain, so for us everyone's league position is irrelevant. I know I say that a lot, but it is.

"If we don't do the things that we're good at, and what we need to focus on, then we're not going to justify what we do, and we're going to leave ourselves vulnerable to getting beat.

"We have to focus on ourselves, regardless of who we play next. It's about what we do in the game, and if we control that it gives us the best chance of winning.

"Everyone in this division has something to play for - including us - and our motivation and our ambitions have got to over-ride what any other club needs to do. That's for us to control."

Motherwell are still chasing their first league win of 2022, but Alexander says that shouldn't be weighing heavily on players' minds, because ultimately football isn't a complicated sport.

He said: "I think over-thinking things is a danger, without a shadow of a doubt. At the end of the day you go into a game, you try to take on a load of information, but players are 20, 25, 30, they've been playing