The Rugby Park boss was left sweating as the Montenegrin international went tumbling late on.
Delighted Derek McInnes insists Kilmarnock can dare to dream of Viaplay Cup glory after dumping holders Celtic.
McInnes' side have now landed a home tie against Hearts next month and he now wants them to believe they can go all the way. He revealed: “We said before the game that someone has to win it. Two things we said before a ball had rolled was that [we must show] real belief that we can win the Cup, the same belief that I had, and the second part of it was to treat the game as a cup final. We don't get a trophy for winning today but we had to treat it like a cup final.
“There is a demand on that club but we want to put a demand on ourselves to go one better than last season, and get into the final. I have enjoyed the day, the team will take a lot of confidence from it but there is no point in winning today if we don't go and win it today. No one will really remember that in years to come unless we go and win it."
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