McMullan – Utd are only going to get stronger

DUNDEE United winger Paul McMullan believes they are only going to get better after last Friday’s 2-0 derby win.

A Nicky Clark penalty and a Lawrence Shankland strike in the second half was enough to see off Dundee at Dens Park and increase United’s advantage at the top of the Championship to six points.

McMullan led the celebrations at full-time and admits there is a different feeling to the Terrors this season as they make a fourth attempt at promotion to the Premiership.

The winger, involved in the last two failed efforts, thinks they’ll only get better as the campaign goes on and, asked if there is a different edge to United this time, said: “Absolutely but it comes with a wee bit of continuity as well.

“It’s probably the first time since I’ve been here we’ve had the same group of guys for nearly a year now and you can see that out there.

“Guys sometimes don’t even need to speak to each other, they just know where they’ve got to be and what they’ve got to do

“It’s something that’s only going to develop the more we play together.”

The 23-year-old was dangerous in his fourth derby on Friday and was delighted, not only with the win and his own performance, but with how he has adjusted to the demands of the city’s biggest fixture.

McMullan added: “I’m absolutely delighted, I thought we played well and looked pretty comfortable throughout the game.

“There wasn’t really too many times where I thought they looked close to scoring and we maybe could’ve scored another couple.

“That’s my fourth derby and I’ve got a real feel for them now and, hopefully, there’s plenty more to come.

“I felt we were pretty comfortable in Friday’s one. The first half was pretty even but, in the second half, it was more a question of how many we were going to get rather than whether they were going to score.

“I thought everybody to a man played unbelievable and it was just one of those great days.

“I know I’ve got the quality to deliver performances like that. It’s

Paul McMullan with Nicky Clark (right) at full-time.