Kai Andrews reckons he's learned from one of the best English midfielders ever in Frank Lampard at Coventry City, and aims to use that to impress Motherwell boss Stuart Kettlewell.

Andrews arrived on loan from the Sky Blues on January 7, and has already played in three games for Motherwell, starting the last two.

That has given the 18-year-old more minutes than he anticipated at this stage in his first loan move, but Andrews says he’s learning a lot all the time from the experience.

Andrews’ ultimate aim is to prove his worth to Lampard, and that has to be good news for Motherwell and their fans.

He said: “[Frank Lampard coming in] was my first change of manager and at first I found it a bit difficult, because it’s a new set of eyes that you need to impress.

“But I settled in well once he came in and I think it was a good experience to be able to learn from one of the best English midfielders to play the game, so I just tried to take as much on board from him as I could.

“All the coaches and staff at Coventry have kept in touch, they’re tracking performances.

“This is my first loan, so I guess it’s important for them to keep in touch with me and make sure everything is going for me while I’m out here.

“I’ve learned a lot. I wasn’t expecting to have played so many minutes already, but I already feel how much I’ve progressed.

“That experience that I was looking for, I’ve already found good minutes and that, so I want to build on that.

“It has been challenging. In the three games I’ve been involved in, they’ve been difficult and tested me.

“It’s a big step-up from playing under-21 football and that’s what I wanted. I wanted as much of a challenge as I could get.

“When I came here it was to get experience, and so far I think I’ve dealt with it well.

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“In my first start against Hibs it was a big crowd and a very good opponent, so that was a good experience.”

Kettlewell spotted Andrews while watching Lennon Miller in a Scotland international against Kai’s native Wales, and the winger feels that got him off to a good start.

“It’s a good thing because he’s already seen the qualities that I can bring to the team, so I guess there’s a little it of trust already there in him seeing my performances for Wales,” said Andrews.

“He trusted to put me in the squad and started me in the last two games, so that’s definitely a positive.

“The Scottish game is definitely a lot more physical, and I’m playing against men, now. I think I’ve dealt with that well.

“At Coventry I was training and had a couple of appearances with the first team, so I already had a little bit of a taste of what men’s football is like, but I still need to get used to the change in physicality, but I think I’ve dealt well with it so far.”

Andrews is expected to travel with Motherwell to McDiarmid Park in Perth on Saturday to tackle St Johnstone, seven days after exiting the Scottish Cup fourth round with a 1-0 defeat against the same team at that venue.

The teenager says the entire squad is motivated to put that right against the Premiership’s bottom side.

He said: “It was a tough defeat to take, getting knocked out of the cup is never going to be a good feeling.

“Performance-wise, individually, and collectively as a team, we weren’t at the standard that we wanted to be.

“I feel we’ve had a good few days of training to recuperate and rejuvenate as a team, and just look towards this Saturday and put those mistakes right from the last game.

“We’re definitely motivated. Getting knocked out of the cup, with a lot of travelling fans – and credit to them – but it’s not a good feeling and we want to put it right.”