The manager confirmed that Daizen Maeda is fit for the weekend after he limped off at the end of last weekend’s victory over Hibernian at Easter Road.

And he also believes the squad is in better shape for this derby clash than they were when the sides met in the Scottish Cup quarter-final at Ibrox back in March.

“In terms of players who were missing from that game, absolutely,” he said.

“The captain didn’t play in the match and we had a few injury problems, and we were coming off the fourth game in about eight or nine days, so we’re in a better frame of mind. It doesn’t guarantee anything but it augurs well.

“Since Tannadice, and we had some time to reflect on it because of the international break, we came back and went back to Dundee and got the late winner, and it’s gone from there.

“We’ve still had moments when we’ve had to fight through things, but we’ve seen it through so far. But Sunday is a massive test for us.”

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