There’s fresh life in the Premiership title race and it’s got Scottish football talking after Hearts’ win at Celtic.
Goals from Claudio Braga and Oisin McEntee sealed a 2-1 success at Parkhead for the Jambos, who had already defeated the current champions in Gorgie earlier this season. It keeps them top of the table by three points ahead of this weekend’s clash with Falkirk, where the gap could become six, albeit with Celtic holding games in hand.
Plenty of debate has stemmed from the game, whether it be Wilfried Nancy’s first outing as Hoops head coach, to whether or not Hearts could put a rocket under their title aspirations in January. Here is how 13 pundits reacted to a big Hearts win against Celtic.
1. Ryan McGowan (Sky)
"That is such a big, big result for Hearts. A real Derek McInnes performance. Their plan worked perfectly. His players held shape really well and they carry a threat. They deserved that result." | SNS Group
2. Jeff Stelling (talkSPORT)
I'll be brutally honest. Celtic in the last five minutes never looked like scoring. A lot of people thought the Hearts bubble had burst and hadn't won in the last four. I love Lawrence Shankland describing it as a wee wobble but others thought it was more than that.” | talkSPORT
3. Scott Brown (Sky)
"I'm really enjoying Devlin at this moment in time. He's got this little bit of arrogance. He plays now with confidence; he plays with his chest out. He looks like a top, top quality player. He reminds me of Callum McGregor when he was younger. He gets on the ball and drives the team forward. Everyone at Hearts looks to him. Looks to him to go and get on the ball, to go and make the tackle, to go and set the tone early doors in the game. And that's what he is doing at the moment." Photo: Craig Foy - SNS Group
4. Chris Sutton (5Live)
"It was Wilfrid Nancy, his first game in charge. The new Celtic manager, didn't go the Martin O'Neill way, changed system and changed style. That was a statement win." | SNS Group