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Derek McInnes ‘relaxed’ as Kilmarnock continue search for first win of season

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Kilmarnock manager Derek McInnes is relaxed about their search for a first cinch Premiership win as their tough start to the season continues in Dingwall.

The newly-promoted side have taken on three of last season’s top four, gaining one point against Dundee United before defeats against Rangers and Celtic.

Saturday’s fixtures pitch them into an away game against another side who finished in the top half of the table last term, Ross County, who are looking for their first points.

They will face another of the top-six finishers, Motherwell, the following weekend before a trip to Easter Road and McInnes is not putting added pressure on his players by obsessing about those first three points. “I am quite relaxed about it,” he said. “I see the motivation of the players, I see their honesty, their work ethic. “What we want now is to hopefully show a wee bit more quality and a wee bit more of us in possession than we have been able to in the last few games. “Every team is looking to get off to a positive start but when we looked at the fixtures, we knew it was a real challenge for us as a newly-promoted side. “Nonetheless we didn’t want to shy away from that and we tried to compete with both Rangers and Celtic.

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