Kettlewell on injury blow, eyeing upset & Hampden excitement

Motherwell manager Stuart Kettlewell has been speaking to the media before his side's League Cup semi-final against Rangers at Hampdn this weekend.

Here are the key points:

• Stephen O'Donnell will miss out with a leg muscle injury. Liam Gordon and Tony Watt come back into the squad.

• In O'Donnell and Paul McGinn's absence, Lennon Miller will captain the side. Kettlewell says the 18-year-old's "level of performance" inspires others.

• The Fir Park boss doesn't believe Rangers' current problems give his side a bigger opportunity and he's still viewing the Ibrox team as "massive favourites", saying "it will be a huge upset" if Motherwell win.

• Kettlewell insists Motherwell have shown resilience during their recent good form and they’ll go into this tie with confidence as they always do.

• He says the build-up to this one isn't different to other games, but admits as a one-off tie they’ll need to create opportunities.

• Kettlewell is loving the way the community is getting behind this semi-final, with 8,000 Motherwell tickets sold, and the manager says it's evident in the town that everyone one is "excited" for the match.