Dundee United: Louis Moult wonder goal deja vu personifies quality

Moult feels this all this adds up to a new-found respect from opponents.

“It’s going like that because we’re all as one, we’re all working together, pulling together,” he suggested. “You can see the commitment.

“People must fear playing against us, because we never give up. We score so many late goals. “

The progress of Goodwin’s side have made attracted plenty of praise from BBC Scotland pundits on Saturday’s Sportsound.

Former Scotland midfielder Michael Stewart thinks United will be involved in a “very tight in the chase for third”.

“It shouldn’t be forgotten that he’s changed the system this season,” he said. “Jim Goodwin has a clear identity and strategy in his head of what he’s looking for and he’s recruited to fit that.

“He’s got guys in the wide areas who put good balls into the box. He’s got strikers who can get on the end of things and Louis Moult who just knows his way to the back of the net.

“Since Dalby has come to the fore and Louis Moult has come back, whenever they came on the park, they looked more dangerous.”

Former Scotland midfielder Leanne Crichton praised the “brilliant balance” of quality players who “know the Scottish game” and which has produced “a feel-good factor” at the club.

“They understand the league, they understand the demands, balanced with a bit of youth in the team,” she said. “They had St Mirren’s number this afternoon – they believed they could go and win it.

“To be able to bring Louis Moult off the bench, it gives you that bit of quality and he showed that.”

Nobody at Tannadice is getting carried away, but with a good goalkeeper in Jack Walton, a solid defence in front of him and dangerous strikers like Moult and Dalby, the Tangerines are adding plenty of colour to the top half of the table and might just take some shifting.