KILMARNOCK manager Allan Johnston maintains his side will not let their heads drop despite extending their losing streak to four matches with a 3-1 loss to Dundee United.

Killie's recent run of poor form continued at Tannadice despite Manual Pascali netting after 38 minutes to cancel out Nadir Ciftci's early opener. Further goals from Stuart Armstrong and Aidan Connolly gave United the three points.

But Johnston is sure that his struggling side can get back on track ahead of this Sunday's Scottish Cup tie against Rangers at Ibrox by retaining their self-belief and confidence.

He said: "We want to turn things round, but we know we have good players, so it's just about trying to get back to winning ways.

"The good thing is we're still confident in our own ability.

"Hopefully it will just take one win and we can get going again. We can take some positives from this game and build on them for this week."