And Peter is confident his men can pick up where they left off against the Jags, although he knows it will be tough at New Douglas Park.

He said, “We have the same squad available for tomorrow as we did on Saturday so we don’t envisage too many changes.

“It would be nice to get back to picking up points, but we’ve found it tricky against Hamilton in the past and this one is likely to be no different.

“They were involved in a terrific Scottish Cup tie against Rangers on Sunday and will be on a high, but our lads will have taken a lot of confidence from the win against Partick.”

Dusan Pernis is set to continue in goal following a clean sheet and an assured performance on his debut at Firhill.

“Dusan did well on Saturday, but he is an experienced keeper and we expected that. When he arrived in this country the club was in a bit of turmoil, but the three or four weeks he’s been here have given him time to settle in and get to know the players.”

Meanwhile, following his shock exit at Kilmarnock, inevitably, Jim Jefferies’ name has been added to the list of candidates to replace Craig Levein as boss of United.

However, while work on that front goes on behind the scenes, the Tele understands the Tangerines will not be pursuing any interest in the former Rugby Park boss.

The only thing United were confirming today was that Peter would continue in his role as interim gaffer until a permanent successor can be found.

“Peter has agreed to continue taking the team for the time being. He recognises how important it is that we get the right person and is prepared to help us out while we get back into that process,” said club chairman Stephen Thompson, who saw a move for Irishman Pat Fenlon collapse last week.