Kilmarnock 0-0 Motherwell: What the manager said

Motherwell manager Stuart Kettlewell: "Kilmarnock were the better side, they created the better chances and ours were few and far between. Although we did have a couple.

"They had control of the vast majority of the game. So you have to ask your team to stand strong. We didn't pass the ball well and we weren't joined up in our offensive play.

"But it's a second clean sheet on the bounce for us in a really difficult spell, with one more game to come before we get any kind of break.

"It takes us three points away from third so I'm going to take the positives.

"We looked as if we were struggling to handle the ball. I don't know if that's down to the surface, but we can't use that as an excuse. We struggled with our changes of direction whether that was with the ball or to press and get it back.

"It was too easy for them to get in behind us and into crossing positions. There may be an element of fatigue in that.

"But my players howed unbelievable character and a special mention to my goalkeeper who was our best player.

"He made two or three unbelievable stops. A couple where he's brave and a couple with fantastic reactions. He's had a good season for us and that's as big a performance as he's had."