Dunfermline Athletic boss Jim McIntyre insists his team will not give up battling for survival in the Scottish Premier League.

Defeat to Celtic on Wednesday night left the Pars rooted to the bottom of the table, albeit still level on 18 points with Hibs, who lost 4-3 at Motherwell.

The Fife side rarely troubled the league leaders at Parkhead but McIntyre insists there is still plenty fight left within his ranks.

"When you have a fighting spirit and they are all grafting, and you see them every day on the training ground, then that gives you great hope and I have every confidence that we can stay in this league," he said.

"It is between Hibs and us and until we put a run of results together, it will continue to be the two of us.

"We can't affect other results, we have to look at our own business and try to move up the table."

IN DETAIL

• Match report: Celtic 2-0 Dunfermline Athletic