‘Spooked Dark Blues out to repay fans by bouncing back again’

DUNDEE got “spooked” late on against Motherwell as they let a two-goal lead and three crucial points slip through their fingers.

A win would have secured the club their first top-six finish since 2015 and just their third this century, but three late goals saw the Steelmen leave Dens with a victory.

“It is a sore one and there will have been a few sleepless nights, I would imagine,” admitted Jordan McGhee.

“We are gutted. The sorest thing is we have let people down. It is in our hands, but we have two tough games, against Rangers and away to Aberdeen.

“We have bounced back every time we have been kicked in the teeth and hopefully we will do the same.”

The moment that gave Motherwell a route back into the contest came thanks to VAR. Referee David Dickinson was asked to review a potential handball against Dundee skipper Joe Shaughnessy.

Penalty was the decision and the Steelmen got one back through Georgie Gent’s rebound.

“It is hard. Joe has said his hands are at his side and the ball was two metres away from him and he has given the penalty,” McGhee added.

“There is nothing we can do about it, but our reaction after that wasn’t good enough, as a team.

“We’ve gone under. We got spooked after that. It is difficult to put into words what has happened. We have to learn from it and move on.”

There isn’t much time to dwell on the result with focus quickly shifting to Rangers on Wednesday night, again at Dens Park.

McGhee said: “Our fans will support us to the hilt as they have done all season. It is up to us now to try and repay them with a performance.”

Defender Jordan McGhee scored against Motherwell.