Lee Johnson insists Hibs are desperate to give the Old Firm a bloody nose as they prepare to host Rangers then Celtic in the next eight days.
The Easter Road side have climbed to fifth on the back of a four-game unbeaten run that included beating rival Hearts and an impressive draw with Aberdeen at Pittodrie on Saturday.But Johnson wants them to take another step and prove they can get closer to the big two. The Glasgow giants both visit Leith starting with Rangers on Sunday then the champions next Wednesday.
And having taken only one point from six previous encounters against them - that being a 2-2 draw with Rangers way back in August - Johnson is desperate to claim a victory before the end of the campaign. After a 6-1 thrashing at Celtic Park in October he claimed Scottish players are “brainwashed” into thinking they can’t beat the Old Firm. Rangers then won 4-1 on their last visit to Leith in March. And Johnson told Sky Sports: “They’ve been fantastic every time we played them. Easter Road was probably their best performance other than at the weekend.
