McNulty: We’re on a high and on the up

RARING FOR SECOND HALF

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MARC McNULTY insists Dundee United can recover from a bruising beating at Celtic Park to clinch a top-six place come May.

The Tannadice side went down 3-0 in Glasgow on Wednesday but will attempt to get right back on track when they face Aberdeen at Pittodrie today.

McNulty said: “We lost at Celtic but we finished the year in fifth place and that is an achievement.

“You do have to remember we are the new team in the division, the one that has been promoted.

“If you were to offer us a possible top-six finish at the start of the season, most fans, the players and the board would have bitten your hand off.

“We have something to build on in the second half of the campaign.

“To be there at this stage gives us confidence and now we hope to kick on and cement our position in the table. We can look forward to the new year with optimism.”

McNulty nearly threw United a lifeline against the champions just three minutes into the second half when his shot was cleared off the line by Christopher Jullien, who then clattered into a post.

He said: “It was close, wasn’t it? Those are the fine margins we all speak of when it comes to looking back on games.

“We were 2-0 down when I nearly scored that one.

“Unfortunately it didn’t go in and Celtic went on to get the third and kill the game.”

But McNulty insists the chances carved out by Micky Mellon’s troops prove they’ll provide a threat today.

He added: “One of the positives was the chances we did create.

“On a different day I’d have gotten a goal. We also had a wee penalty shout and Nicky Clark had a good chance too.

“That could have all added up. We should have been more ruthless and when we do get opportunities at Pittodrie we will have to take our chances.”