Tony Watt backed to 'kickstart' Dundee United scoring spree against former club Motherwell by Tam Courts

Tam Courts knows Tony Watt will revel in being centre stage as Public Enemy No.1 with the Motherwell support.

The striker controversially signed a pre-contract in December and then sealed an early move when Dundee United agreed a six-figure fee to land him last month.

Watt arrived on Tayside as the Premiership ’s top scorer but has still to open his account.

And his manager knows he will be desperate to open his account against his old team at Tannadice this evening.

Courts said: “Tony has made a big impact with his leadership, his personality and his assists.

“The thing now is probably getting him on the scoresheet and it can be funny how football unfolds, so he will be desperate to get that first goal against his old club.

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“Tony enjoys being centre stage and having that pressure on his shoulders. We’ve seen that in his personality and the way he goes about leading within the team.

“So hopefully he can kickstart things for us against Motherwell.”

A lack of goals has been a general theme for Dundee United this season. Their travelling fans turned against their team after the weekend’s goalless draw at struggling St Johnstone.

Courts knows it wasn’t good enough and they need to do more in an