First loss 'no biggie' if Hearts bounce back - Magnusson

Midfielder Tomas Magnusson insists Hearts' first defeat of the season is "no biggie" - as long as they recover instantly by winning at Motherwell.

The 23-year-old Icelander has made his first league starts in the past two games, a 1-1 home draw with Dundee United and 1-0 loss at Aberdeen.

"It's a slight setback, but we've just got to try to take the positives out of the game and look forward to the next one and try to forget the defeat," Magnusson said.

"I mean, we got chances. At situations we took care of the ball well and it was just one of those that we couldn't get over the line. It's a loss, but it's not a biggie if we bounce back.

"The manager has told us to try to just forget the defeat and that a good team bounce back and respond to a loss."

Up next it's another difficult task. Motherwell looked superb in their midweek win over Hibernian and have dropped only two points in the past five matches.

The Steelmen led 3-0 at Tynecastle in August, only for Hearts to roar back for a point.

"It was a top game at Tynecastle when we played Motherwell and we just try to do as well as possible," Magnusson said.

"They were excellent those 45-60 minutes, but we could have stolen it in the end and it shows how great the squad is that we can bounce back."

Magnusson is expected to start again this weekend, with Beni Baningime still out injured.

"I've settled in fine and I'm getting my feet under the table, I'm catching up to it," he said.

"It's a big squad, but it's like everyone's mates. If someone's playing in front of you, you just try to help them. I feel like I'm improving as a player."