DETERMINED Morton boss Dougie Imrie admits he is looking for payback against Motherwell tonight - two years after his team were cruelly knocked out of the Scottish Cup by them.

The clubs will clash again this evening in the same competition, meeting for the third time in four years, but this time round the game is at Cappielow.

Back in 2022 the Greenock men exited the cup thanks to a spectacular injury time goal and the manager still feels they were very unfortunate on the day.

He told the Tele: "There's always hurt when you look back on games you've lost and that one at Fir Park a couple of years ago is no different.

"We had what in my opinion wasn't a penalty given against us, it was very soft. Then we were on the end of an absolute sickener when Liam Donnelly rocketed one in from 25-yards to win the game. It was a goal fitting of winning any game but it still hurts.

"I thought we'd done enough in that game to go through to the next round but now tonight we've got the chance to avenge that and earn a place in the quarter-finals.

"I think the club's in a far better position than it was then when I first came in. It was in a really precarious position in early January 2022.

"I know I'd come in and won a few games, but back then Motherwell were in a better position under Graham Alexander at the time.

"All of that goes out the window tonight though, it's a cup tie where anything can happen.

"It's a one off game where you throw everything at it for 90-minutes and see where it goes."

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Imrie's status as a hero at Hamilton Accies means that he is not the most popular person amongst fans of their Lanarkshire rivals 'Well. And he fully expects to get a bit of stick from them tonight after getting a hostile reception on a midweek scouting mission to watch them.

He said: "I've enjoyed a few games against Motherwell, especially when I was at Hamilton Accies as a player and playing them in the derby.

"I was on the end of a good few wins, but there were a few pastings in there too - that's part and parcel of football.

"I enjoyed the love-hate relationship with the Motherwell fans too. It gave me the edge that I thrive on and it'll be the same tonight when they come to town.

"Even on Tuesday night I went to Fir Park to watch their game and I was getting it sitting in the stand, it was brilliant. If you give it out then you've got to take it. The more the merrier."