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Mark Walker

Lawerence Shankland holds no Beerschot transfer regrets despite nightmare start for Belgian strugglers

Lawrence Shankland insists he's no regrets about his £1 million move to Belgium after completing his first 90 minutes for rock bottom Beerschot.

The former Dundee United striker made the shock switch from Tannadice in August, but he had yet to complete a full match until their weekend derby defeat to Mechelen.

Beerschot sit bottom of the Belgian top flight with a miserable two points out of a possible 33 after 11 league games.

They've lost all six matches at home and have yet to even score in their own stadium while former club Dundee United are riding high.

Scotland striker Shankland is also waiting to score his first goal for his new club in five appearances and hasn't featured in Steve Clarke's squad for over a year now.

However, the 26-year-old insists he made the right choice to move to the Antwerp club.

Shankland said: "I don't regret this transfer one bit. Everyone here at the club still believes we will start getting results soon. The fans have been brilliant with me.

Lawrence Shankland scores on his Scotland debut against San Marino (AFP via Getty Images)

"We lost a derby and they never booed us. They backed us all the way and continue to give us great encouragement.

“They see how hard we are trying to win. We had a lot of chances and created enough opportunities to win the game.

“But there's still an annoying nil in front of our team in the scoreline again. As a striker, my job is to score goals.

"I felt a lot of frustration and disappointment in the dressing room after the match, but I know we will get it right soon."

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