Motherwell manager Stuart Kettlewell believes his side's 3-1 win over Heart of Midlothian at Fir Park on Sunday afternoon could have been more comfortable.

The Steelmen took a 2-0 lead through goals from set pieces in each half. They were made to sweat when Yutaro Oda got the visitors back in it but Tom Sparrow fired a shot into the top corner to seal the three points.

When asked if his team could have scored more, the Motherwell boss said "yes" but also noted the save from Craig Gordon during the first half.

"We are playing against a good side and we need to remember that," he said. "We are playing against a world-class goalkeeper. That save in the first half, I would need to see it again but at the time, I know we have seen him doing it time and again, but it didn’t seem possible to keep the ball out which he has done.

"Sometimes for us that can breed a little bit of negative feeling. We didn’t score at that moment but I felt we grew and knew there was plenty in the game for us. 

"The set plays were important for us but I thought in general our play was pretty good and I still think it can be better. I am always going to want more and the only reason I say that is I think we will have that in our group through time, more players back from injury, the potential to potentially freshen one or two things up this week as we draw a close to the transfer window and we take it from there. The players need to come away with a lot of confidence off the back of what we did today."