It had been three weeks since the Steelmen's last match, and the first match back following the international break was hosting the Champions and current league leaders, Celtic.  Both sides had lost their three matches leading into the break, so there was a desire on both sides to get back on track. But Celtic showed their dominance early on, opening the scoring inside nine minutes. Celtic controlled proceedings for most of the match and doubled their advantage in the second half through Benjamin Nygren. Alex Paulsen put in a man of the match performance to keep the scoreline down, with Alfred Johansson's side shifting their focus to next Saturday against Kilmarnock.

Post-match reaction from Alfred Johansson.

Full match replay

Alfred Johansson is looking forward to the return of club football following the extended international break, as he is asked about his opinion on the longer time away from matches.  Johansson discusses the fitness of his squad, as well as offering his opinion on Celtic ahead of the match on Sunday.

Dylan Levitt says the extended break probably came at good time for Motherwell, as the midfielder admits he didn't feel the break was too long. Levitt is excited to come up against Celtic, as he explains what needs to change from the defeats prior to the international break.

Two goals and another strong month 💪 Keep it up, Alex.

It started in the Faroe Islands, it took us to Finland, and it finished in Germany. The MFC 2026 European Tour.

Everyone has an opinion of Alex Lowry. Known for bursting onto the scene at Rangers and labelled a star of the future, his performances on the pitch after making his debut had all Scottish football fanatics excited.  But off the pitch, the narrative of the young Scottish prodigy was not a positive one. 'Bad attitude', 'lazy' and 'poor application' are just some of the labels that followed Lowry around. False labels. And when he went through personal tragedy, there was no room for sympathy in the public eye with his performances and future written off by many. But really, he was just a young, talented football player who rose through the ranks at Rangers and learned his craft in the local park outside his family home. Having gone down to England to play with Wycombe, a move which he admits hasn't gone the way he thought it would, the chance to return home and re-ignite his career was too good to turn down. Now with a number of games under his belt and high admiration of the Motherwell fans behind him, his confidence is showing his performances with the narrative shifting on the 23-year-old.