Derek McInnes has called on Premiership leaders Hearts to be more direct against Kilmarnock on Wednesday as they bid to get back on track following three games without a win.

The Jambos were nine points clear of second-placed Celtic a month ago but that advantage has been trimmed to two by the resurgent Hoops, who have a game in hand.

McInnes was irked at his players’ reluctance to get the ball forward to their attackers in Saturday’s 0-0 draw at Motherwell, and he wants to see them get back to playing with the level of purpose that helped them soar clear at the summit earlier in the season.

“I just want us to try and be a wee bit more confident with our work, have a bit more belief about our work and a bit more aggressive with our work,” the manager said in a club interview.

“We kept

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