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Liam Shaw transfer from Celtic helps Graham Alexander play numbers game at Covid-hit Motherwell

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Graham Alexander landed Celtic fringe man Liam Shaw on a six-month loan and the Motherwell boss admitted he’s desperate to Covid-proof his squad with fresh recruits.

Well were hit with an outbreak last week which saw 11 players and staff forced to isolate. Thankfully for Alexander, the flare-up occurred just as the Premiership went into its early shut-down but the Steelmen gaffer knows another bout could hit at any moment as Omicron continues to wreak havoc across Scotland.

Shaw - who has made just two appearances for the Hoops since joining from Sheffield Wednesday over the summer - is now hoping to kick-start his stalled career at Fir Park.

And Alexander, who fears Dundee United may yet succeed in luring Tony Watt away this month after securing the striker for next summer on a pre-contract, said: “We’re happy with the squad we have but we have players going out of contract soon and we’re guarding against something happening with one of those guys. “We've also had the Covid issue.

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