Kilmarnock boss Derek McInnes hailed his side’s refusal to settle for a draw as Marley Watkins struck a late winner against Rangers.The Welshman snuck in behind John Souttar to poke the ball beyond Jack Butland for the game’s only goal in the 87th minute at Rugby Park.That late show came off the back of Killie taking all three points at Dundee last time out despite being two goals down with just four minutes left on the clock.The win makes it six games unbeaten as lifts the Ayrshire outfit into seventh place ahead of this weekend’s trip north to take on Ross County.A delighted McInnes said: “For me, this win illustrates fitness, it illustrates the strength of the squad, and it also illustrates a real determination.“I don’t think any of my players at any point settled for 0-0, which wouldn’t have been the worst result.The Ayrshire Live app is available to download now.Get all the local news in your area – plus features, football news and the latest on the coronavirus crisis – at your fingertips 24/7.The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories while you can customise your page with the sections that matter to you.The Ayrshire Live app is available to download now on iOS and Android.“You would take positives from the performance, but I felt and still hoped there was a bit more on the bone for us.
Thankfully, we managed to get that.”He added; “I do think that we’re well up and running now. It’s one of the trade-offs of playing in Europe competitively.“The players physically are in a good place.
The fitness of the players is good. Competitively, we’ve got loads of games under our belt. The trade-off for that, early in the season, domestically, we weren’t quite at our best.“But today I thought
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