Motherwell striker aims to start scoring run in Scottish Cup tie at Arbroath

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Mikael Mandron aims to embark on a scoring run for Motherwell – starting at Arbroath in the Scottish Cup this afternoon.The 28-year-old former Sunderland, Crewe Alexandra and Colchester United striker signed up at Motherwell last Friday, following the termination of his contract at Gillingham.Frenchman Mandron has scored goals at most clubs he’s been at since coming through the academy at Sunderland nearly 10 years ago, and aims to do the same at Fir Park.Mandron, who made his debut off the bench in Saturday's 1-1 draw with Ross County, hopes to start at Championship side Arbroath in the Scottish Cup fourth round and says Motherwell have done their homework.“We’ve done our video on them,” he said. “We looked at the way they play.

They play on the front foot, they play forward quickly they have quality to get into the final third, they’re very big on crossing and things like that.“I feel like we know what to expect, and I think we’ve got more than enough quality to win the game.“It will definitely be a great game for me, my first time playing in the Scottish Cup, so I’m looking forward to that.“It’s important to get that first goal, especially as a striker.

Once you get that first goal they tend to roll in after that, so hopefully I can get that on Saturday.“It’s a great opportunity for us to hopefully get some goals and also get the win.“That can bring confidence that we can take into the league.”Mandron admits surprise that Motherwell are sitting ninth in the Premiership table, but says that’s where he hopefully comes in.He said: “I am surprised, a little bit, because there is lots of quality within the team.“However, I’ve played football for however many years now, and I understand that sometimes you go through dips