Kilmarnock sign Miles Addison and Alex Henshall

Kilmarnock manager Lee Clark has added "power and pace" to his relegation-threatened squad after making a double signing.

Clark has brought in physical defender Miles Addison and former Ipswich winger Alex Henshall, both of whom played under the Killie manager during loan spells at Blackpool last season.

Clark's side are five points adrift in the Ladbrokes Premiership relegation play-off spot and he felt new additions were necessary.

"We were looking to bring power and pace into the group," the former Huddersfield and Birmingham boss said.

"Miles Addison obviously brings power at 6ft 3in, a very strong, physical centre-half or defensive midfield player. We were running short on defenders with David Syme, Mark Connolly and Stevie Smith being out for the season.

"And Alex is more slight in his frame, but he is very, very quick and we are hoping he can make an impact for us at the other end."

Henshall left Ipswich on transfer deadline day after failing to make an appearance this season. The 22-year-old was previously in the Manchester City youth set-up and had loan spells with Bristol Rovers and Chesterfield, as well as Ipswich.

Addison has only made three appearances this season, in a short-term spell at Peterborough. The 27-year-old former Derby centre-back made 36 appearances for Bournemouth before leaving the Barclays Premier League club last year. He previously had loan spells with Rotherham, Scunthorpe before his stint at Blackpool.

The pair could make their debuts when Killie face Partick Thistle at Firhill on Saturday.

Clark said: "They are not going to be coming in and fully fit and ready to play 95 minutes straight off. But that's the problem we are dealing with with out-of-contract lads who haven't played for a while.

"We have to get on accordingly and hope they will pick up the pace of the game quite quickly, in a similar vein to how Julien Faubert has done."

Meanwhile, Clark has reported a clean bill of health from his international players, including Craig Slater, who has shrugged off the illness that forced him out of Scotland Under-21 action on Tuesday.