NEIL McCann revelled in his managerial debut after leading Dundee to a vital 3-2 win over Motherwell at Fir Park.
McCann was brought in to stem a seven-game losing run which cost Paul Hartley his job, and the change had an instant impact as Dundee climbed two places and out of the Ladbrokes Premiership bottom two.
Dundee sat very deep for virtually all of the first half as McCann set about trying to stop the rot, but Motherwell could not take advantage of their possession and territory and were stunned on the stroke of half-time when Mark O’Hara netted from close range. Marcus Haber added two more after the break – the second a deflection from O’Hara’s header – as Motherwell again failed to deal with balls from out wide.
McCann, who swapped the Sky Sports studio for the dugout, said: “I thoroughly enjoyed it. You do get caught up sometimes but it’s important you keep an element of control.
“Yes, there’s things that we need to work on. Motherwell probably bossed the game in terms of possession but I’m not going to be hard on the players. I know they can improve.”
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