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Dundee Utd 1-2 Motherwell: Analysis

It's been a good start to the season for Jim Goodwin and the team at Tannadice on their top-flight return.

They came close to a draw at high-flying Aberdeen at the weekend and Goodwin wanted the same discipline but with more impetus on the ball at home.

He got that as his team were the more composed in a scrappy game, creating the better chances without managing to properly cut Motherwell open regularly.

Missing four starters through injury in Craig Sibbald, Ross Docherty, Ross Graham, and Louis Moult they were the better side here but could not find the lethal touch they needed.

After equalising Kristijan Trapanovski and Will Ferry had golden chances to put them in front but found Motherwell bodies rather than the net.

Whether they have the necessary quality up front remains the biggest question mark, with Sam Dalby carrying too much of the burden himself in the absence of Moult.