Derek McInnes embarrassed by Celtic rout and insists cheap goals conceded had 'nothing to do with' Parkhead talent

Kilmarnock boss Derek McInnes insists the heavy defeat to Celtic had "nothing to do with" Ange Postecoglou's side as he put the blame on his flops.

It was a convincing margin of victory in the Rugby Park sunshine as Kyogo Furuhashi, Jota and Moritz Jenz fired the Scottish Premiership champions into a 3-0 half-time lead. Things only got worse for the Ayrshire outfit at substitutes Carl Starfelt and Giorgos Giakoumakis ensured a 5-0 demolition job.

It rounds off back to back defeats against the Glasgow giants having been seen off by Rangers last weekend at Ibrox, with the Scottish Championship winners picking up just a point so far this season. They face Ross County away in the Highlands next Saturday as the tough start to life in the top flight continues. McInnes told Sky Sports that his players couldn't hide behind the quality of the Hoops: "Celtic have got good players.

"I am disappointed with the level of goal we shipped today. I thought we Jota 's strike was saveable if I'm honest, but losing two goals from set plays and the nature of those goals absolutely killed us. That is nothing to do with Celtic, that is more my team.

"We are not ready to take on Celtic, clearly. Although we competed at certain spells in the game, when the ball arrived in our box we are disappointed with the level of goal. And that is nothing to do with the level of talent Celtic have, that's down to us. It's a sore one for us. I'm disappointed for the fans that turned up. Maybe not too many people were expecting us to get a result today, but it shouldn't have been five, and that's on us."

He added: "I’m embarrassed by it, but we need to dust ourselves down." When asked about the first goal, he went on: "It comes from our goal kick. We