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Motherwell boss Robinson pleased with manner of defeat to Hearts

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Charles Dunne's own goal was all that separated the sides.

Motherwell manager Stephen Robinson insists there are plenty of positives to take from Saturday's narrow defeat at Hearts.

The hosts won the match courtesy of Charles Dunne's unfortunate own goal in a game that was fiercely contested but lacked quality.

Robinson was aggrieved a Curtis Main goal after seven minutes was ruled out after the striker was adjudged to have barged into defender Clevid Dikamona by referee Willie Collum.

However, after falling to a toothless defeat at Livingston last weekend before drawing with Celtic in midweek, Robinson insists he cannot be too disheartened by his team's showing at Tynecastle.

He said: "There's a manner to lose football matches and we didn't do it against Livingston, but on Saturday we were excellent and sometimes you just can't dictate the outcome when decisions go against you.

"We lacked the killer touch in the final third. We had a lot of possession, a few decent chances, but we have to look at ourselves again and we didn't stop the cross for the goal.

"It was the only threat they had all afternoon.

"I take heart from the application and desire and quality from the players at a difficult place to come.

"But emotions are dictated by results."

Hearts were expertly marshalled by captain Christophe Berra, who only returned a week earlier following four months out with a hamstring injury, and manager Craig Levein lavished praise on the Scotland international's performance against the Steelmen.

Levein, whose side remain three points adrift of Ladbrokes Premiership leaders Celtic having won their first game in eight outings, said: "Christophe is a bit tired, as you can imagine after being out that period of time then playing three games a week.

"We didn't plan on that happening but Jimmy Dunne got injured and that scuppered any plans I had to rest him.

"I would've had to if he'd insisted that he had a problem but he's a warrior. And he seems to want to keep playing, he epitomised everything that everyone thinks he is on Saturday.

"He rolled his sleeves up defended manfully and I was really pleased for him."

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