Reynolds accepts it will be tough but says players are confident

THERE’LL be no easy games in the Premiership but Dundee United captain Mark Reynolds is confident they can get some big results next season.

United will open their season by welcoming St Johnstone to Tannadice on August 1 and will take on Motherwell, Hibs, Ross County, Celtic and Kilmarnock before the month is out.

It is a potentially-tricky start for the Championship winners but defender Reynolds believes they are more than capable of holding their own against the big boys.

“On your day you need to turn up and play well,” the 33-year-old said.

“Even sometimes when you turn up and give your best in the Premiership you can get beat.

“That’s going to be a new sensation for a couple of the boys.

“I’ve been lucky enough to have played in the Premiership for a number of years and you know there’s no easy games but there’s a confidence in the squad.

“We’ve got a good group of boys in the changingroom, good players and we feel going into these games we can more than hold our own.

“We feel we’re capable of getting some big results next season.”

It’s been a long road to get to this point for the Tangerines after four years in Scotland’s second tier and the coronavirus shutdown of Scottish football to contend with.

Reynolds insists the squad are just happy to have games to look forward to once more.

“For us, as players, we’re excited about every game,” he added.

“All last season, when we were pulling away with the league, the talk was just about getting back into the league and challenging ourselves against the best in Scotland.

“We’re going to get to do that next season and we’re all looking forward to it.”