McCann urges more of same from Dee

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Dundee manager Neil McCann has challenged his men to again hit form when it really matters after they secured their first home win in nine attempts.

Sofien Moussa’s 88thminute header earned Dundee a 2-1 victory over St Johnstone in a Tayside derby that came just six weeks after the Perth side had won 4-0 on their previous visit to Dens Park.

Dundee had ended a run of five consecutive home losses when they came from behind to draw with Hearts and McCann was delighted with the way his side responded to Steven MacLean’s 85thminute equaliser after Moussa had opened the scoring.

Dundee won their first two post-split games last year after McCann took over in a bid to save them

“It’s where the pressure maybe kicks in a wee bit”

from the drop and their derby triumph moved them six points off the bottom of the Premiership.

McCann said: “Playing at Dens, it hasn’t been great for us in results, everybody knows that, fans know that.

“But it’s been a real good week for us. We lost a couple of big players during the week in Roarie Deacon and Josh Meekings but the boys that came in were fantastic.

“It’s always nice to get a home win, especially starting off, because what’s gone before really doesn’t matter going into these last five games.

“It’s where pressure maybe kicks in a wee bit.

“This is the second time I have been in this position going into the last five games where we needed a win to give us something to really drive with and they have come up trumps again.

“I am so happy and so proud of them.”