MORTEN Gamst Pedersen has told Mark Hughes you can put your shirt on me' as he looks to fire Blackburn Rovers up the Premier League table.

The former Tromso star is the first to admit his performances haven't been up to scratch during the opening weeks of the new season.

But, after rediscovering his scoring touch with Norway during the international break, Pedersen now has his sights set on blunting the Blades of Sheffield United at Bramall Lane tomorrow.

And his big incentive to find the net against United is the prospect of seeing the name Gamst' on a Premiership scoresheet for the first time ever.

During his first two seasons in English football, the freescoring Norwegian chose to have his father's surname Pedersen' emblazoned across the back of his Blackburn shirt.

But now Rovers' wing wizard wants to be known as Gamst', which was his mother's maiden name, out of respect to the other side of his family.

And it's the thought of seeing his new name in lights which is proving the Norwegian's inspiration.

"My name is Gamst Pedersen. Pedersen is my father's name, Gamst is my mother's surname and both sides mean a lot to me," explained the Norwegian.

"In Norway, people just call me Gamst so with the national team, I have Gamst on my shirt all the time just to show that I care about both.

"I'm proud of my family and my surname."

Pedersen, 25 yesterday, has suffered a loss in form since Rovers asked the Premier League for special permission to change the name on his shirt on the eve of the new season.

However, he isn't perturbed by his recent barren spell, claiming it's only a matter of time before the goals start flying in again.

"I think the whole team has yet to hit top gear.

"I know I can certainly play better, and I want to be better.

"I think it's good for me that I've just had two games away with the national team because all players need games at the start of a season to get back on track again.

"I feel in good shape now and I've got some confidence from the national team, so I'm looking forward to tomorrow's match and hopefully I'll put in a good performance.

"Everyone can have a bad day in the office and it's the same for me."

"But I know what I can do on a good day. You have to work hard, though, because you can't just go out there and play at 90 per cent - it's not enough.

"If you want to do well in this league then you've got to give 100 per cent.

"Maybe I'll get one tomorrow but it's not so important that I score, just as long as we win."