Motherwell manager Jim Gannon spent an hour in the dressing room with his players after their 3-3 draw with St Mirren.

The two sides meet again in the Co-operative Insurance Cup quarter-final on Tuesday and Gannon wanted to know if his players could learn lessons ahead of that clash.

"I'm disappointed with myself and the way the team approached the game," Gannon said. "Before I look at the players I look at whether there are lessons to be learned.

"It wasn't an inquest, it's just that this is a game probably more than any other game we have got a lot to learn from.

"It was fortunate that we got the second goal when we did but the game was far from over at that point and it instilled a bit of life in our players. I think the substitutes gave us a little bit extra."

Gannon added: "Both sets of fans will be going away thinking 'what a game' with loads of emotions, and it's all set up nicely for Tuesday night."