Motherwell boss Alfred Johansson saw plenty of positives from his side despite a convincing preseason defeat to Danish side AGF Aarhus.

The North Lanarkshire side were concluding their week-long trip to Denmark, and fielded a strong XI. Last season’s stalwarts Stephen O’Donnell, Tom Sparrow, Elliot Watt, and Lukas Fadinger all started the 4-0 defeat.

The Steelmen’s preparations are in full swing ahead of their UEFA Conference League Qualifying tie with Havnar Bóltfelag of the Faroe Islands.

Despite losing the match, Johansson remained upbeat about his side’s performance, insisting it was the conclusion of a successful camp.

“From a performance perspective, it’s obviously tough.”

“We knew we were going to face a good team and they were better than us.

“We need this kind of intensity to get us up to speed. It’s tough on the boys after a week of double sessions, but it’s exactly what we need.

“You go into these games trying to win them, but the importance of a result in a friendly game is not big.

“We had a lot of 2009s and 2010s on the pitch [in the second half]. We made the most out of it.

“It’s been a really good camp. All credit to the players for the week.”

Motherwell host KRF Genk at Fir Park on the 17th of July, and face a trip to Easter Road to begin the Scottish Premiership season.