St Mirren midfielder Anders Dreyer believes the William Hill Scottish Cup offers a good chance for the club to kick-start their league form.

Saints have lost six Ladbrokes Premiership games in a row, falling three points adrift at the foot of the table following a 2-1 home defeat by Motherwell on Wednesday.

Dreyer feels Saturday's home fifth-round tie against Dundee United, who are challenging for promotion in the Championship, is a welcome chance to get things right

"It's good to be in a cup because maybe it can start something, a good run for us," the on-loan Brighton player said.

"It's a good opportunity for us to maybe get a win and get that positive attitude higher and higher and hopefully bring it into the league games.

"Of course, they maybe have confidence because they are near the top of the league, but I also think we have a lot of confidence. I think we are playing well, we just have to score our chances when we get them.

"But it's a good opportunity for us to bounce back and get a win and maybe get on a good run."

Dreyer was one of 10 January signings, with the Denmark Under-21 international confident they can gel quickly.

"I have had it before in my career in Denmark with a lot of new players," he said. "Of course, it's difficult. You have to learn how they all play.

"But we have a good dressing room. Everyone is taking care of each other and doing everything to get everyone combining and talking together.

"So I don't see it's a problem. We have a lot of quality in our squad.

"It's one week since the transfer window closed and we have progressed a lot, and I think we showed that on Wednesday. We played well and created chances."

The 20-year-old moved from Esbjerg to Brighton in August last year and arrived in Scotland without playing first-team football since then.

"It's tough," he said. "I played under-23s for half a year, so it's different to the Scottish Premiership. But I like it.

"The intensity is higher in this league than the under-23s, and if your touch isn't good enough then you will have a man in your face. That's the difference."