Mark McGhee claims Motherwell should never have sacked him as bullish Dundee boss prepares for Fir Park return

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Mark McGhee insists he should never have been sacked by Motherwell as he launched a stiff defence ahead of his return to Fir Park for the first time since he was sacked five years ago.

The Dundee boss believes he met every objective laid down to him as Well manager – keeping them in the Premiership and giving the club a much-needed identity.

McGhee led the Steelmen into Europe in his first stint and returned in 2015 charged with revitalising a club who were in free fall again.

He came in and led Motherwell from a relegation fight to fifth, gave young players like Chris Cadden their chance and put a ‘pride’ back in the Lanarkshire club.Then after an injury-hit run and a poor sequence of results he found himself out of a job the following February.Get all the latest Sports news sent straight to your Inbox every day by signing up to our newsletter.We cover every morsel of information regarding your favourite club in the form of articles, videos and podcasts.The newsletter will arrive every day at 12pm, giving you a round up of the best stories we've covered that in the last 24 hours.To sign up, simply enter your email address into the link here.And if you aren't already, make sure you join the conversation over on our Facebook groups and Record Sport Instagram.McGhee said: “I was really disappointed and I felt let down.“I was given a brief by Les (Hutchison) and I was given 18 months to fulfil it.“I did it in five months and then when it got a little bit sticky the following season, as far as I am concerned we had injuries and were weakened and I got sacked.“They got me in because they were worried about the state of the place and the club going down.“They gave me a list of objectives and every single one I fulfilled,