Motherwell boss Mark McGhee wants to join up with Scotland on positive note

Mark McGhee has urged his Motherwell side to pack him off to Wembley with a win and let him leave his Fir Park troubles behind.

The Steelmen boss - who doubles as Scotland assistant manager - is due to hook up with the national team and Gordon Strachan on Sunday ahead of next week's do-or-die World Cup qualifying clash with England.

But before that, he has club duties to attend to as Well travel to Dundee for Saturday's Ladbrokes Premiership meeting.

McGhee's side, currently ninth in the Ladbrokes Premiership standings, are looking to build on last weekend's impressive 4-1 win over Ross County and admits

He said: "A win would allow me to leave (Motherwell) behind in a sense.

"I not dwelling on anything that is happening here when I'm away with the national team if we get a result.

"I used to see it with Stuart McCall when he was manager here. He would come to the Scotland camp and if it was on the back of a (bad) result we'd all be avoiding him for the first 12 hours.

"But if you go in on a positive note it helps my mentality when I'm there with the national team and also helps me to leave this place behind for the six or seven days that I have to."

One man who will be staying put at Fir Park is winger Chris Cadden after he signed a new deal which tied him to Motherwell under the summer of 2019.

It is the second time the Scotland Under-21 cap has been handed fresh terms in the space of six months but McGhee insists the new contract is well merited.

He said: "It is thoroughly deserved. He only signed a new contract back in March but is playing every week and starring most weeks.

"When I first came back to the club he was one of the guys I targeted and he has done everything I have asked of him.

"We're delighted with him as he's starting to progress both on and off the field. He's starting to look a more mature player. His decision-making has been more convincing recently so he is definitely improving.

"His old contract protected us from other clubs if they came sniffing about. We also have compensation rights.

"But giving him a new deal was more about Chris getting what he deserves for playing every week, putting him on a level with the other boys."