Neil McCann has been speaking before Kilmarnock host Celtic in the Premiership on Sunday.

Here are the key lines:

• McCann says the players should be “feeling good about themselves” following the 4-3 win against St Mirren that moved Killie nine points clear of the bottom.
• He could see wins coming and feels “relief” and “elation” at securing back-to-back home victories.
• On the “massive challenge” of facing Celtic, McCann says: “I don’t think they come any bigger. Celtic are in really good form, Martin [O’Neill] has shown again and again how good a manager he is. Whether they’re playing sparkling football or not, they’re finding a way of winning games.”
• He adds: “They’re in a title fight but we’re in our own fight here and that’s to get a third win in a row at Rugby Park.”
• McCann wants Rugby Park to become a fortress again and insists Killie are playing with an “aggressive” style now, adding: “We’ve taken the lead off the boys and let them go, just to eliminate the fear as the big, bad run they were on can bring fear and nerves. Hopefully that is gone now.”
• He’s “delighted” with Tyreece John-Jules following his hat-trick against St Mirren and says it’s “important” to have a target to play off.
• McCann is “really encouraging people to hit the box” and says Billy Dodds has been working hard on increasing Killie’s threat from set-pieces.
• Playing Findlay Curtis at right-back in midweek was a “deliberate thing” and the on-loan Rangers winger “did really, really well considering it’s an alien position”.