Waiting game after United seal bonus

Dundee United manager Micky Me l lon wa s satisfied with the bonus point against St Johnstone that keeps their Betfred Cup hopes alive… just.

Nicky Clark scored the vital penalty in the shootout following the stalemate at McDiarmid last night and now it is a waiting game for the Tangerines to see how Group C finishes.

Mellon said: “Both teams were going at it hammer and tongs.

“We came here to build on something and we had been defensively solid and wanted to come out of this still defensively solid but with having been a bit better with the ball.

“We wanted to get people into dangerous areas and perhaps get that bit more composure touch.

“I did however.

“I thought it was a good game even if missing a crowd because I think fans would have enjoyed the end-to-end stuff.

“Overall, I’m pleased that we’ve come here and got the result. I’m just sorry it wasn’t three points.

“It is still a positive result to get enjoy that the final game, at the end of all it was a work.

“We now go into a bit of a break now and we’ll now see what happens.

“We gave ourselves prob lems w ith the performance and result against Peterhead.

“We understood that but we have taken our punishment for that – and rightly so. the day. All in good night’s

“But since that the lads have responded really well.”

United top the group but have played all their games, meaning it all comes down to second versus third as Saints take on Peterhead on Saturday.

Saints boss Callum Davidson said: “I thought we probably had the better chances.”