Dungannon Swifts midfielder Kealan Dillon said that his side “don’t fear anyone” in the Irish Premiership after their 4-0 win against Carrick Rangers.

Dillon scored a stunning second for the Swifts after John McGovern had opened the scoring.

Andrew Mitchell and Leon Boyd added further goals for the Swifts after Joe Crowe was sent off for Carrick, as they moved up to third in the table.

And whilst not getting carried away by their lofty league position, Dillon believes the Swifts should be aiming for a top six finish.

“We don’t fear anyone in this league, if we want to be a top six team we have to behave like a top six team and the games against the other bottom six teams are really important,” he told BBC Sport NI.

“We really struggled in those last year and that probably cost us in the end when we were close to finishing seventh, but to come here and win 4-0 against a side we struggle against, is a real plus.”

Dillon conceded that his side were not at their best especially in the first half against Carrick, but that they were pleased to still pick up three points.

“We probably didn’t do the game justice even when we were 2-0 up, we were a bit lucky and the red card changes it,” he explained.

“We’ll take it, there have been games where we have been good and ended up on the losing side or conceded goals, so it is good to get two goals when you’re not playing well and we’re happy enough with three points, but we probably got away with it in the first half.”