Hugill happy to repay McCann's 'belief'
If you rocked up at Rugby Park on Saturday, you'd be forgiven for thinking Joe Hugill was a veteran around these parts. The 22-year-old opened the scoring with a superb, deft finish before doing the hard yards on the counter to set up Findlay Curtis for a much-needed second. "It's a great ball from Marley [Watkins]," Hugill told BBC Scotland of his goal.
If you rocked up at Rugby Park on Saturday, you'd be forgiven for thinking Joe Hugill was a veteran around these parts. The forward has fit in seamlessly since joining at the end of January and was at the heart of the action in Kilmarnock's huge victory over Livingston. The 22-year-old opened the scoring with a superb, deft finish before doing the hard yards on the counter to set up Findlay Curtis for a much-needed second.
"It's a great ball from Marley [Watkins]," Hugill told BBC Scotland of his goal. "He's obviously working the channels in behind, to then get his head up pick me out was great. I got good contact on the ball as well, so it was a great goal.
" The former Manchester United youth player added: "I'm loving it up here. I've settled in straight away - the manager, Doddsy, all the lads have been spot on with me. "I think it's a good working team and I think we've shown that on the pitch as well.
"That all comes from the manager and the coaching staff who are obviously putting the belief in us to play the way we play, and then it's down to us executing the plan. "It's a massive win today and I'm enjoying it. "