Source: PA
Players deserve huge credit - McCall
Motherwell boss Stuart McCall insisted his players deserved all the praise after they claimed a surprise 2-0 win against Celtic.
Celtic went in to the match still basking in the glory of their 3-0 win over Old Firm rivals Rangers in the Clydesdale Bank Premier League last week and it was assumed that the trip to Lanarkshire, where they had not lost in six years, would be a formality.
However, on a threadbare Fir Park pitch, the visitors were caught napping in the second minute when a mix-up between Celtic defender Charlie Mulgrew and keeper Fraser Forster allowed John Sutton to knock the ball in to an empty net.
And at the start of the second half, after Hoops' left-back Emilio Izaguirre had been adjudged by referee Euan Norris to have fouled Motherwell skipper Keith Lasley in the box, Sutton blasted in the spot-kick for number two.
Former Rangers and Scotland midfielder McCall said: "It was the best result and performance since I came here. It was an outstanding performance of grit and determination and football. I think we just about merited the victory.
"But it was nothing to do with me, it was down to the players. It helped getting an early goal but they kept up the work rate and endeavour and it makes me a proud manager."
