Rangers draw was great but we can't afford to drop more points, says Well boss

Graham Alexander was pleased with Motherwell's battling performance to take a point from a 2-2 draw against Rangers at Ibrox, but warned his side can't afford any more slip-ups.

With five games remaining before the split, Motherwell host Ross County on Wednesday and Dundee on Saturday, before a trip to St Johnstone on March 19.

The Steelmen entertain former boss Stephen Robinson's St Mirren side on April 2, before travelling to Livingston in the final game before the split, and Alexander wants to gather as many polints as possible in those games.

But he says he was proud of his side for fighting back from a 2-0 deficit, with goals from Alfredo Morelos and Fashion Sakala, to bag a point after Kaiyne Woolery set one up for Jordan Roberts before netting the leveller with 20 minutes left.

Alexander told Motherwell's website: "The players, to be fair, I thought they grew in stature in the second half. Once we got the goal I thought it gave them extra belief that they could get something.

"I want my players to have a bit more belief in themselves.

"We've shown already that we can compete against most clubs in this division, at home and away, and today was no different.

"That's the target. We have to do that, we're down to five games now before the split. To me this will only be a good point if we follow it up with positive results after it, that's the truth of it.

"We're down to the stage of the season where we can't afford to drop points, and we have to try and win games, as many as we can to maintain this position that we've been in for a long time."

Alexander added: "It's not going to be easy. You see the teams we're coming up against and everyone's fighting for something. Most teams are winning games as well.

"I can see