Dundee United manager Peter Houston was pleased with his side's 3-0 league win against Hibernian but said the team's slack passing made him uncomfortable.

"I thought we got sloppy at times," Houston told BBC Scotland. "There's other games where we've passed better."

"When we went 2-0 up, we panicked. We couldn't get the ball out of our box and Hibs were throwing people forward.

"The scoreline looks comfortable, but I wasn't comfortable in the dugout. But I'm delighted with their resilience."

Jon Daly was unmarked for the opener, which landed in off the post after just 13 minutes of the match at Tannadice.

The scoreline looks comfortable, but I wasn't comfortable in the dugout. But, I'm delighted with their resilience Dundee United manager Peter Houston

David Robertson set up the second after 48 minutes, with Craig Conway racing clear to blast home, then Johnny Russell stabbed the third past goalkeeper Graeme Smith after 81 minutes.

"I'm delighted with their effort and work-rate, but we can pass the ball better than what we did today," said Houston.

The result means Hibernian have now gone more than 10 hours without scoring a goal and Houston expressed some sympathy for his fellow manager Colin Calderwood, whose position could be under threat due to the bad run of form.

"I feel for Colin and Hibs," said Houston. "If Danny Galbraith had scored, we would have been chasing the game - that's how fickle football is.

"And I was never comfortable until the third goal went in, but I'm first and foremost delighted with the result."

The win puts United back into the top six of the SPL, pushing Motherwell down into seventh place and having played two matches fewer.

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