Motherwell know what they have to do tonight at the Excelsior Stadium to overcome the Albanian assault.

Motherwell manager Jim Gannon is looking for an improved show from his players tonight after devising a tactical plan to break down Europa League opponents Flamurtari. Gannon's men wilted to a 1-0 defeat in the 38 degrees C heat in Albania last week to give them a difficult task for the second leg of the second qualifying round. This echoes the need to improve from the first leg of their first qualifying round. Gannon thought there was little between the sides and John Sutton had a goal controversially disallowed. Motherwell beat Llanelli 3-0 following an identical defeat in the previous round and Gannon believes his players are gearing up well for an attacking onslaught.

Gannon said: "I'm really pleased with what we have been able to achieve this week. I think as we showed in the last round there was a massive difference in our approach and the way we played from one game to the other. We went a little bit into the unknown when we went to Albania. Now we know all about them, we have got the video analysed, we have broken it down and prepared ourselves really well. We expect a vastly improved performance. They set out in a certain way and it worked really well for them and we have to be mindful of that, but the onus is on us to go and get the goals to win the game."

Former Tranmere midfielder Steve Jennings and ex-Shrewsbury winger Chris Humphrey are in line to make their debuts at Airdrie. Gannon said: "Steven had a slight rib problem from last week's training but he has got a good 10-12 days under his belt. Chris is in fantastic shape and comes into my thoughts because we are going to need all the attacking options across the midfield and front line. It's not going to be just about the 11 who start - all 14 players are going to play a big part in this tactical challenge."
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