ANAKU makes his debut as Dundee progress to last 8

ANAKU makes his debut as Dundee progress to last 8

FT :LIVINGSTON 1 -2 DUNDEE UNITED

Dundee United progressed to the last 8 of the Premier Sports Cup after goals from Steven Fletcher and Ian Harkes sealed a victory in West Lothian.

After reliving Jack Ross of his position as Head Coach Dunde United needed to bounce back with intent and Interim Head Coach Liam Fox made four changes to the side bringing in Charlie Mulgrew, Aziz Behich, Jamie McGrath and Tony Watt in fold.

The coach also had an eye for the Ugandan forward Sadat Anaku starting him on the bench as he waited for his Debut which  came in the 85th Minute replacing goal scorer Fletcher. The Ugandan striker looked lively when coming on, winning a few fouls and latching onto second balls. 

The 21-year-old penned a two-year deal after a successful trial in Scotland last week which impressed the coach.

I’ve been really impressed with Sadat since he came in.

“You have to have a certain mental toughness to come in from overseas and settle. Sadat has done that by leaving a really good impression on the players and staff at United

Anaku has played in a number of friendlies since arriving in Scotland and scored a hat-trick for United’s B team in a training-ground game against Queen’s Park this week.

TEAMLINES

Starting XI: Eriksson, Smith, Mulgrew, Graham, Fletcher (A.Sadat 84′), Edwards, Behich, McGrath, Levitt (Sibbald ’68), Harkes & Watt (Middleton 73′).

Substitutions: Newman, McMann, Niskanen, Sibbald, Middleton, Meekison, A.Sadat, Freeman, Cudjoe.

NEXT UP

The Terrors are on the road this Saturday – facing Motherwell at Fir Park in the cinch Premiership.