Livingston can expect different United this time around

Winger believes new, improved home side will await Tannadice visitors

Livingston will face a new, improved version of Dundee United today, according to winger Billy King.

The Tangerines slumped to a dire defeat at the Tony Macaroni Arena back in October, which proved to be manager Ray McKinnon’s penultimate match in charge.

That 2-0 loss came as a real blow to United but King feels Livi will find it’s a different story when this afternoon’s Championship clash kicks off at Tannadice.

“We are a much better team now compared to when we played Livingston the last time,” declared King. “We have changed a lot. “The new manager Csaba Laszlo has come in and we also have players back from injury now as well.

“I think we will be a totally different proposition.

“We have been working hard to develop a style to enable us to win more games.

“We try to dominate the ball – that’s our approach to every game – and we are passing through teams at the moment.

“So I definitely think this United team will be a completely different one to the last time we played them.

“Obviously they beat us that day and it was a low point in our season but we have our confidence back now.

“We have been on a good run under the new gaffer and we haven’t lost a league game since he arrived at the club.

“I think we are in a much better place now, the squad is stronger and the team is a lot more settled.

“We are clear in how we want to play, we know when to build it from the back and what areas we want to be playing in.

“There is clarity and a strategy now and the lads are showing we are capable of carrying out the manager’s instructions.”

That doesn’t mean, of course, that the Tangerines will be taking the three points for granted.

King added: “Even though we have improved it won’t be easy.

“Livingston are a very well-drilled team.

“They all know their jobs and they proved against us the last time what they are capable of.

“They will come to Tannadice with confidence knowing they beat us the last time so we have to make sure that was a one-off.

“We know what is there for us to achieve but the run of games we have is difficult.”

Indeed, after the Livi match United head to Paisley to play current league leaders St Mirren on Friday.