Kilmarnock striker Liam Millar admits parent club Liverpool are in regular contact.

Millar is on-loan with Killie this season.

“The person who deals with players on loan from Liverpool came up to watch me when we played Hearts away," he told the Kilmarnock Standard.

“He said I was good, he said I was defensively decent and going forward I was alright. He likes that I am playing a lot, that's the most important thing.

“Everyone at Liverpool is just happy I am getting game time.

“Last year I came off the bench a lot and only started two games, so Liverpool are happy.

“They all see me improving and trying to do different things.

“I think I need to improve on shooting more. I need to start coming inside and getting a shot away.

“I feel like I run to the line too much, and I probably need to improve my crossing too. I think I am slowly getting there, I just need to keep working and I will get better."