Robbie Neilson has explained his relationship with Lee Johnson as the duo get set to go head-to-head in the capital this season.
Hearts had a stunning return to the Scottish Premiership last season finishing third in the table behind Celtic and Rangers and also reaching the Scottish Cup Final. They were rewarded with a place in the Europa League play-off round for this coming season with the guarantee of at minimum a spot in the Europa Conference League group stages.
Hibs suffered a poor campaign by their own standards finishing in the bottom half of the Premiership with former Sunderland boss Johnson replacing Shaun Maloney with his summer rebuild at Easter Road well underway. The pair will lock horns on the second game of the Premiership season with European games also heading for Tynecastle and while it is an exciting prospect, the main focus is pre-season and the opener with Ross County.
