Dundee 3-2 Kilmarnock: What the manager said

Kilmarnock manager Derek McInnes: “I thought we started really strongly and we were really pleased with what the lads were giving us. We take advantage of a mistake and Bruce is sharp to get his goal.

“We score a really good second goal with both wide players combining. But we were always a wee bit concerned with it being the third game in a week away from home and keeping the energy in the team second half.

“We have to react to Stuart Findlay going off. He’s been such an influential defender for us. You have to be able to deal with balls in your box, but the first goal we lose straight after getting the second goal.

“Instead of coming in 2-0 at half-time with pressure on Dundee to do something different, we give them a lifeline.

“[For the second goal] We don’t react well and we’ve got too many doing nothing. You can see it clear as day and it’s unprofessional we lose that type of goal. Dundee are big enough and good enough to punish you for that.

“I don’t think any team would have shaken hands at 2-2. We have some really good passages of play and individually we had some top performances today.

“But we end up coming away with nothing because we don’t sniff it at the end there. There’s 30 seconds to go we should show inside when the ball is played forward and we don’t match Mulligan’s run.

“Credit Dundee they get bodies in the box at the death and Larkeche’s desire to get on the end of it and score was more than our desire to stop it.”

McInnes confirms Stuart Findlay’s injury is “not looking good at all” and they are facing a long spell without the centre-back.