Rangers goal annoyed my family, but they're still buzzing for me, says Well star

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Stuart McKinstry joked that his first Motherwell goal annoyed some of his family who are Rangers fans, but they’re all buzzing to see him back at Fir Park.McKinstry scored his maiden first-team goal in the 2-1 defeat against Giovanni van Bronckhorst’s side onn October 16, grabbing his second six days later in a 2-1 defeat at home to Aberdeen.And he hopes to continue scoring when Motherwell travel to Hearts on Sunday.Winger McKinstry, who is on a season-long loan from Leeds United – having moved there from the Fir Park academy in 2019 – says he’s setting in well and nearing peak fitness, having endured a tricky pre-season.He said: “It has been good.

I’ve got a couple of Rangers fans in my family so when the [first] goal went in they weren’t too happy!“My granddad is a massive Motherwell fan and I used to go to games with him.“I always said when I left Motherwell that I wanted to let him see me play for Motherwell, and I didn’t know if that was going to happen or not.“So it was a happy moment for me.

The family are all buzzing, and they just want me to keep going and see how much further I can go this season.”McKinstry added: “It was mixed emotions, getting the first goal; obviously the way that the game was going, the result maybe wasn’t ideal.“But that was something I’ve wanted to do since I was a little kid, so to say I’ve done it was special.“I’ve never really been a player who gets a lot of goals, I’d maybe tend to get more assists.“But to get them in my first couple of games really gave me a bit of confidence that I can get more.“It’s two in two games, so it was a weird feeling, but it was a good one.“I’ve not really had a chance to properly celebrate actually scoring a goal, so I think when that comes it will be