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McCall implores huge effort as Motherwell target second

Motherwell manager Stuart McCall is demanding more from his side as he chases second spot in the Scottish Premiership.

The Steelmen went second on the table as Henri Anier and Iain Vigurs scored either side of Ryan Christie's equaliser in their 2-1 victory over Inverness on Tuesday night.

The triumph has the injury-stricken 'Well a point clear of third-placed Aberdeen and McCall is now hoping they can brush of their medical room worries to secure a spot in the Europa League qualifying rounds for next season.

"Stuart Carswell is due an operation, as is Paul Lawson, while Keith Lasley has a suspension coming up soon," said McCall after the win.

"Craig Reid could have a broken toe, while Henri Anier has taken a knock to his ankle. However, we were able to rest Lionel Ainsworth tonight ahead of St Mirren on Saturday.

"We've now got six games to go. The players can get all the rest they want in the summer unless we're back on July 3 for the qualifying rounds of the Europa League.

"It's not a time now to rest. The players have got to give everything and they did that tonight."

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