Houston in overdrive after Goodwillie’s rocket

DUNDEE UNITED manager Peter Houston hailed David Goodwillie’s talent after the forward’s “sublime” overhead kick helped keep their Scottish Cup defence alive.

Goodwillie netted United’s first equaliser in a 2-2 quarter-final draw against Motherwell with an acrobatic effort just before half-time, which took Motherwell’s Irish goalkeeper Darren Randolph and the rest of Tannadice by surprise.

The Scotland international netted from just outside the six-yard box after beating Shaun Hutchinson to Craig Conway’s cross, instantly drawing comparisons with Wayne Rooney’s effort in the recent Manchester derby.