Michael McLellan returned to haunt his former club Ards on Saturday with a virtuoso performance in which he netted twice and provided two assists in a comprehensive four-goal win for H&W Welders.
The 29-year-old returned to the East Belfast club last summer – having netted a scarcely believable 74 goals in 57 appearances in his first stint – and believes the club have that special formula for him finding his best form.
Having joined Preston as a teenager from Linfield, McLellan admits he was at his “lowest point in football” after returning to Northern Ireland two years later – but the Welders, under the charge of Gary Smyth in his first spell at the club, provided him with a platform to showcase his undoubted quality.
