Neil Warnock claims Aberdeen FC are underdogs for Kilmarnock clash as he makes Dons 'bullied' demand

Neil Warnock insists Aberdeen are UNDERDOGS against Kilmarnock and has told his troops to stand up to the challenge of the Ayrshire side.

The interim Dons boss has watched footage of the previous encounters before his arrival and believes his side were 'bullied' on the Rugby Park astro. Aberdeen have already lost twice to former manager Derek McInnes' side this season, including a 2-0 defeat on the artificial surface in Ayrshire in October.

Warnock said: "I don't think many people will be putting any money on us this weekend will they? That is where the underdog comes in. I do like being the underdog. Obviously I watched our last game [at Kilmarnock] and one or two people have commented how poor we were. I just hope we can give a better account of ourselves. I don't want to go down there and put the white flag up because our supporters will be travelling down in numbers. It is difficult. I was involved with the Oldham and Preston pitches many, many, many years ago. They used to bounce over your head when they bounced on those pitches.

"It has come on but all credit to Kilmarnock and Derek. I think it is an advantage to them every other week, but at the same time, they've done brilliant on grass.

"They could have easily beaten Celtic [last weekend], they have beaten both the big teams this year. It just shows you what you can do with a good group of players. They are obviously playing for him and I'm hoping our lads can give them a good game."

Warnock is yet to taste victory in Scotland's top flight after taking two points from his first three games in the league. He knows his side face a tough test this weekend and has revealed they have worked on cutting out the key individual errors that has been costing them in