Dundee United boss Liam Fox has praised forward Tony Watt for ‘responding’ to his plea for him to be more of a goal threat.
The 28-year-old netted his second goal in as many games for the Tangerines in their 4-0 demolition of Aberdeen on Saturday.
Watt fired home a fierce shot at the near-post to double his side’s lead at the end of the first half.
That takes his tally to three in a United jersey, since joining in January.
Watt ‘responded well’
The former Celtic man previously revealed Fox had told him to be more of a goal threat, after he was dropped to the bench for last week’s defeat to St Johnstone.
Against the Dons, he was handed a starting role and repaid his gaffer.
Watt scored one but also proved to be a menace in the box.
He attempted the most shots against Aberdeen (four) with three of them on target.
Fox was full of praise for his striker.
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“First of all, I thought his performance was excellent,” he said.
“He scored last week and this week again.
“It was quite clear from my conversation with Tony what I expected from him.
“So far he has responded really well which is good.”
Pawlett return
Meanwhile, Fox welcomed the return of Peter Pawlett to the team.
The 31-year-old was given a five-minute run out on Saturday evening – and even came close to scoring, with a shot from the edge of the box.
It was the midfielder’s first taste of first team football in eight months following an operation to correct a long-standing Achilles issue.
Fox, who will likely give Pawlett more minutes gradually, was thrilled to see him make a comeback.
“I was delighted to get him back on the pitch,” he said.
“Pete will be a big player going forward so that’s another step for him, which is good news.”
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