Elie Youan has detailed the reasons behind his recent Hibs success as he put it down to hard work on both the training ground and on the pitch.
The Hibs striker was on target twice at the Tony Macaroni Arena as Lee Johnson's men responded to going behind early to claim a big win and all three points. Joel Nouble had fired Livingston ahead early on but Youan's double coupled up with an own goal and a Mykola Kuharevich strike secured a big win to keep the momentum going in Leith.
The Hibees sit just five points behind city rivals Hearts in the race to finish best of the rest behind Celtic and Rangers as both Edinburgh clubs eye up European football for next season. It was another top afternoon for Youan who made it five goals in his last five games. He's been loving football since the turn of the year and wants to keep it up.
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He said: “I am not thinking too much at the moment, I am just focusing on my own game and trying to give the best version of myself. I have been working very hard in training and working hard on the pitch and it is all coming together now.”
Over 3,500 Hibs fans watched the big win over David Martindale's side and the attacker enjoyed the post-match celebrations with the travelling support.
Speaking to Hibs' official website, he added: “I can’t explain the goals, to be honest, I was just thinking I need to score. I know that during the game you don’t get many chances – but I got two today and got two goals so I am very happy!
“I am always delighted to score in front of the fans and the supporters. We need to keep going and keep winning for them!
“We want to finish as high as we can in the league and I feel that we are in a good position right now.
“A few months ago we were not good enough, but now we are confident, we are winning games and we have the fans behind us.”
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