Conor McMenamin opens up on his perfect inspiration after St Mirren goal scoring return

Conor McMenamin said having his daughter Daisy cheering him on from the stands was the perfect inspiration on his return to the St Mirren starting XI.

McMenamin returned to action in style after summer knee surgery as he bagged a brace in the Buddies' 2-1 win at Hibs on Saturday.

It was even sweeter for the Northern Ireland international as his daughter and mum watched on from the Easter Road stands and he admitted afterwards they helped spur him on.

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"It's the perfect return to the starting eleven and the weekend couldn't have gone much better," McMenamin told club media. "I had my wee girl over for the first time this year and it's a weekend I won't forget.

"Every time she's here, I have a funny feeling I'll score or do something for her. I'll have to ask her mum if she can come back every week at this rate! My mum was there as well to have her here was special. Most importantly, we got three points."

The former Glentoran man was delighted to be able to make a telling contribution for Stephen Robinson's side on his return.

"In the attacking areas, we want to add goals to our games and that's something that I needed to improve on," McMenamin added. "I spoke to the gaffer before the surgery and it's something we wanted to target. To come back and score two on my return, I'm really happy.

"The players have set high standards at this club and although we had a sluggish start to the campaign, the last few weeks have been really positive."

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