Dundee Utd V Partick - view commentary, squad, and statistics of the game live.McNamara wants repeat showingDundee United manager Jackie McNamara has challenged his side to show the same spirit and desire as they displayed against Inverness when Partick Thistle come to Tannadice for Saturday's Scottish Premiership match.United were forced to play with 10 men for over 80 minutes of Tuesday night's 1-1 Premiership draw with Caley Thistle after Polish keeper Michal Szromnik's early red card, before Ryan McGowan's late equaliser got them a share of the spoils.McNamara was more than satisfied to see his depleted team rally to earn a draw in the closing minutes and believes they need to repeat their show of grit as the Jags prepare to arrive on Tayside.He said: "There were a lot of positives to take from Tuesday."For a start, we played 80-odd minutes with 10 men which says a lot about the boys."To a man, they all showed a real desire to hang in thereThat is obviously what you need under the circumstances."It's possibly one of our best performances of the season
I thought the attitude was great, right throughout the team."We'll need to do the same for this game with Partick as we know they are very tough opponents."It's about sticking together when things aren't always going your way like we did the other night."We've shown we can do that and hopefully we can show that we are a good team as well."Thistle will be looking to bounce back from last weekend's home defeat by Ross County and McNamara is under no illusions about the dangers they face.He said: "I think Partick will be hurting, just like we were last weekend."That would have been a sore defeat for them
So we know they'll be fired up to make amends."We have to show the same intensity and fighting spirit as we showed the other night to have a successful season."It all starts again on Saturday and we need to stand up and be counted."Keeper Szromnik is suspended after his red card and defender Callum Morris (thigh) and striker Mario Bilate (hamstring) are out injured.But Nadir Ciftci is free to play as United appeal his two-game ban for alleged violent conduct against Inverness.Partick Thistle boss Alan Archibald is sweating over the fitness of several players.Dan Seaborne and Stuart Bannigan both have ankle knocks, while Christie Elliott is a doubt with a stomach problem
Sean Welsh remains on the sidelines ahead of the visit to Tannadice.Stuart Bannigan believes Dundee United are still trying to adjust to life without their top players - and hopes Partick can take advantage this weekend.The Tannadice side sold both Stuart Armstrong and Gary Mackay-Steven to Celtic and have struggled to pick up positive results since their departures.United suffered back-to-back defeats to Kilmarnock and St Johnstone before drawing with Inverness in their last outing.Thistle may regard Saturday's trip to Tannadice as good timing but Bannigan knows they will have to up their game to end their own poor run of results.The midfielder said: "Maybe losing their two top players has put them off a bit in recent weeks."But they've still got really good attacking players who can cause problems with their movement."They make great runs going forward and they are a really good counter-attacking team so we need to be on song defensively against them."They are always really good games when we play against them, end-to-end stuff and enjoyable to play in
I think it will be the same again on Saturday."
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