Motherwell must use 5-0 win over Ross County as inspiration... we can't lose, warns star

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Stuart McKinstry says Motherwell must use their 5-0 win at Ross County for inspiration because they simply can’t afford to lose this weekend’s Premiership clash.Sunday’s 3-2 defeat against Hibs means Motherwell are looking for just their second home league win of the season when the Staggies head to Lanarkshire.County are looking to draw level on points with a win at Fir Park, while Motherwell can potentially go above Kilmarnock, should they triumph.On-loan Leeds United winger McKinstry says that simply has to be the outcome of this weekend’s clash, and must recreate the form that saw them thump County 5-0 back in October, with a Kevin van Veen hat-trick added to by strikes from Callum Slattery and Joe Efford.McKinstry, who scored his third goal of the season in the defeat, said: “It does actually feel like a while ago, that game now, but it’s the same season and not too much has changed in that sense.“We need to look at that game and show that we can do it again in front of home fans this time, and give them the lift they deserve to get.“The game against Ross County is massive.

It’s a game we need to win. We need the three points.“I feel like I’ve heard so many times that it’s a ‘cup final’ this weekend, but this is actually a final for us.“We can’t get anything less than three points from the game.”Wishaw lad McKinstry says his side should have taken something from Hibs on Sunday, but need to stop shooting themselves in the foot.He said: “When the first goal went in for us I feel it gave us the lift we needed, but again we’re conceding sloppy goals that can’t happen and that killed the game at that stage.“It gave them the chance to sit in and do what they had to do to get the three points.“It’s something that keeps