'You have to be calm and patient out of possession' - Mackay

Ross County manager Malky Mackay wants his side to be "calm and patient" when they face off against league leaders Celtic on Saturday.

The Dingwall side have lost their last nine games against the champions, but Mackay is relishing the challenge of facing Brendan Rodgers' side.

“Obviously a tough game coming up, playing against the champions, but one we’re looking forward to," he said.

“You’ve got to have belief in yourself to start with, in terms of having the ability to hurt the opposition.

"You play the Old Firm, you have to be as calm as you can be on the ball; there will be parts of the game where you might not see the ball, and you have to be calm and patient out of possession, that’s one of the keys.

“We’ve got to keep chipping away. There’s a lot of teams with not many points between them so we’ve got to keep doing everything to punch above our weight and climb the table as much as possible.”