Kilmarnock 1-0 Hearts: What the manager said

Kilmarnock manager Derek McInnes: "It's too often this season we're having to deal with playing with 10 men and we're having to work harder to get anything from the game.

"We had something similar at St Mirren when we're behind and go down to 10 men and manage to get something from the game.

"We had the best chances, more shots on target and we counter-attacked brilliantly. When it comes to 10 men, everyone has to give a performance-and-a-half. And that's what we got.

"It's a brilliant day and victory and it's no more than we deserved. When you dress it down, it's just three points and three points we expected. But we've done it the hard way and some three points feel better than others, and because of the context it feels like a brilliant three points."

On the red card, McInnes said: "At the time I didn't even think it was a yellow, because he slipped into it. Having watched it again I can see why it looked nasty on VAR.

"[Referee] Don Robertson has indicated a scissors with his hands, but it's not a scissors movement. But when you freeze the challenge Deas' foot goes right on to Vargas' ankle. I could see on VAR it looked terrible, but in the context of the game I thought he slipped and it's not anything malicious."