Daily Record

MAN BY MAN

- GARY RALSTON

JON McLAUGHLIN 6 Hearts keeper helpless with goal from Dos Santos but can be pleased with couple of stops, although kicking to wide areas wasn’t always so accurate.

STEPHEN O’DONNELL 6 Killie full-back is no Cafu but there was a determinat­ion and diligence in his defending that should keep him around McLeish’s squad even if not as first pick.

JACK HENDRY 5 Young Hoops defender was caught ballwatchi­ng for the opener. He won’t face quality like this every week but was drawn out of position on a few occasions.

SCOTT McKENNA 7 Rose to challenge of captain’s armband and had to be reassuring presence at times, organising, plugging gaps and bellowing orders. Stood strong.

GRAEME SHINNIE 5 Back in his old position, he never looked comfortabl­e. It’s midfield or nothing for the Dons skipper – it might be nothing.

DYLAN McGEOUCH 6 Time and again looked up to make a pass only to find support thin on the ground. There were times he was swamped but he never hid.

KENNY McLEAN 4 Much expected of Norwich midfielder but he failed to deliver. Sloppy in possession and never on ball often enough to create and link in final third.

CALLUM PATERSON 4 Like McLean, game passed him by. One early shot apart was rarely around opposition box. Expected to push forward but too often outnumbere­d.

JOHNNY RUSSELL 6 Looked uneasy early on but most creative force as game went on and delivered a delightful cross from which McBurnie almost prospered.

RYAN CHRISTIE 3 Had a stinker on the left. Poor defensivel­y which put Shinnie under pressure and lacked composure in attack. In fairness not his usual role.

OLI McBURNIE 5 Did well to make space for the header that hit the post but too often left isolated, chasing fruitless balls down lonely channels.

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