LIAM Grimshaw has credited his move to Morton with rejuvenating his career after signing a new deal to stay at Cappielow until the end of the campaign.

The former Manchester United youngster joined Ton in September as a free agent on a four-month deal after a frustrating spell on the sidelines at Motherwell.

The full-back has been a stand-out performer since making the switch to the Tail of the Bank, making 14 appearances for Dougie Imrie's side so far.

Amid speculation of interest from rival clubs, Grimshaw put Morton fans' minds at ease by extending his stay at Cappielow for another six months and he says playing at Ton has given him a new lease of life.

He told the Tele: "I am really happy to get the deal sorted, get settled down and I know where I am going to be.

"I have enjoyed every minute of being at Morton since I came in, everything to do with the club.

"The lads in the changing room are great, they have all welcomed me.

"The manager, Andy [Millen], all the staff, everyone at the club have all been fantastic with me.

"It is just good to get back playing after a couple of frustrating seasons, and it is a bonus that we have done quite well, long may it continue."

Grimshaw says playing under Imrie and the positive atmosphere at the club made it an easy decision to stay in Greenock until the end of the campaign.

He said: "The gaffer has been fantastic with me, he has not put me under any pressure and just allowed me to enjoy myself and get back in a rhythm of playing, having not played much for the last two years.

"It maybe took me a few games to get into my stride, hopefully now I can kick on and show that benefit of having games under my belt.

"Everything just seems to be in sync throughout the club, the players, fans and staff are all pulling in the right direction.

"That is a big thing, that you probably don’t get too often in your career really.

"I think it is quite a rarity. We are lucky at the minute that we are managing to do that here, but it takes a lot of hard work as well, and that is from everyone working as a collective."

The 27-year-old says memories of the 5-1 mauling at the hands of Partick Thistle in October will give them extra motivation going to Firhill this Saturday.

Grimshaw said: "That day at Partick we were disappointing, we didn’t show anything close to what we are capable of, and you get punished for it.

"We have done it to teams where they probably haven’t played their best, and we have punished teams and had some good scorelines.

"Whatever league you play in, if you don’t turn up, then you are on to nothing.

"We have just got to make sure we turn up and put a performance in every week and the rest will take care of itself.

"We played them at home and we got a good result.

"At the start of the season you would say Partick were one of the teams that were going to be up there.

"I still wouldn’t change my mind on that. Over the season they have probably got one of the strongest squads.

"It is a good opportunity for us to go and see where we are at, and hopefully pick up a result."