Can 'different preparation' help Killie win away?

Stuart Kettlewell is working on improving Kilmarnock's away form but says there is no "magic wand" to fix it.

The Rugby Park manager, who was appointed in the summer, is looking to build on an encouraging start to the season when his side visit Dundee United on Saturday.

Killie only won seven away games in their previous two campaigns, but have recorded draws at Easter Road and Fir Park this season so far.

"It's obviously something I looked at when I came into the football club," said Kettlewell.

"It was something that was discussed way, way back at the end of May.

"But there's never a magic wand in this. The way my mind works is that sometimes the game's going to feel different here than it does away from home. And again, we've practised that way.

"So when we go into an away fixture, it doesn't mean to say that we're going to work the exact same way during the week. We'll work slightly different. We'll maybe try and change the mindset.

"There'll be a few tweaks and changes to your gameplan because it is away from home and you're playing against a team that's obviously doing well.

"Dundee United had a 2-0 victory [against Aberdeen] through the week there. You're playing against a team full of confidence. So, I do believe in those slight alterations during the week to try and get to that game.

"I'm not going to give you exactly what that is and how that's going to look. But it's been a different preparation than it was to Celtic, different preparation from the cup game against St Mirren. And that's how I've always worked.

"Whether that changes, that statistic, that form, it's certainly something I believe in and it's certainly something I think can get us some more points on the road."