Hearts boss Craig Levein watched his side defeat Motherwell 4-3 in their League Cup quarter final and said he wished he had been playing himself.

The hosts came from behind to win an thrilling match at Tynecastle. Late goals from Olly Lee and Steven Naismith won passage to the semi-finals and Levein said that the game had been one to remember.

"What a game of football," he said. "I loved it. I said to the boys at half-time: 'I wish I was playing'.

"What a brilliant game, right from the beginning. It never let up. I'm just thrilled we managed to get through.

"We definitely deserved it. We missed a host of chances, good chances as well."

The Edinburgh side have been drawn against holders Celtic in the last four and Levein said he didn't mind which of the other sides he would be pitted against.

"Not bothered," he said. "Honestly, I looked at it and thought 'what's the point?'

"There's three really good teams and for me it's just about getting to that stage, getting through the game and then we can think about Hampden or wherever it's going to be."

With Celtic and Rangers both playing in the Europa League on the Thursday before the semi-finals the SPFL has a fixture headache that they may resolve by moving one match to Murrayfield, where Hearts played fixtures last season while Tynecastle was being renovated.

"Does it matter if it's at Murrayfield?" Levin asked. "Listen, we will play wherever we have to play.

"I didn't even know the circumstances really until after the match. It's not going to be a home tie for anyone. So wherever we play, we will play.""

Motherwell boss Stephen Robinson was disappointed to see his side miss out after a performance that included a stunning goal from Ryan Bowman.

"We lost to a very good side," he said. "It was a good cup tie and we scored two cracking goals away from home; when you do that, you probably expect to come away with a result.

"It's the first time this season we've had Curtis Main and Ryan Bowman up front together and, after about 60 minutes, their fitness levels dipped and that's when Hearts started to get into the game.

"The pair of them were a real handful in the first half and Hearts couldn't deal with them but, eventually, they slowed down. I couldn't have asked any more from them."