Livingston boss David Martindale admits he is happy Christian Montano did not choose to leave the club over the summer.
The Colombian ace endured a challenging first season in Scotland and Martindale confessed that he told the 30-year-old he was free to leave.
However, the rejuvenated full-back has been in impressive form this campaign and he capped off with a 25-yard win against United in Dundee at Tannadice on Sunday. .
Perhaps ex-Port He's Vale and Bristol He's had luck with the Rovers man, admits the director.
Martindale told The Courier: Road I will not stand in your way.
"I don't think he reached the heights I needed last year, but from the first day of preseason this year, I was very impressed.
} "I spoke to him at the end of the season and I said to him, 'I don't want you to leave the football club because you're a great person in and around the place.
"He's back and doing great." I am actually really, really happy for him.I spend a lot of time for Cristian and his family.My wife Martha works for the same company so my partner moved here
"He's a good boy to see him succeed at Livingston."
“James Penrith injury and Jackson Longridge also picked up a niggle. Yes, but football works in funny ways sometimes.
"It's not always the manager coming up with a good tactical game plan and it's all working.
"It was the same with Cristian. He had his chances and he made the most of them. I didn't have it and now I have real credit with the bank."
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