Considering how the latter stages of Saturday afternoon’s trip through to Tannadice unfolded, the smile on Adam Montgomery’s face was to be expected.
Not long before he ventured up for post-match press duties, team-mate Stevie May had produced a crunching challenge - Steven Anderson and Frazer Wright would’ve been proud - to catch out Dundee United goalkeeper Mark Birighitti and send the ball flying into the net.
The sliding success story had nudged the Saints back in front after Dylan Levitt, just 90 seconds earlier, had levelled proceedings with a long-ranger into the bottom corner.
