Robbie Neilson has called on the Hearts support to get right behind his side as they bid to knock Celtic out of the Scottish Cup this weekend.
The duo went head to head in the first of two meetings last night at Parkhead with the Hoops running out 3-1 winners in Glasgow. Josh Ginnelly had headed the away side into the lead but goals from Daizen Maeda, Kyogo Furuhashi and Sead Haksabanovic make sure the three points remained in the east end and maintained the champions' relentless charge towards back to back title wins under Ange Postecoglou.
Hearts remain five clear of city rivals Hibs in the race for third spot after Lee Johnson's men suffered a heavy home defeat to Rangers. Neilson has hailed the performance of his side as 'outstanding' for 80 minutes with a couple of slack moments ending in goals against. But looking ahead to Saturday, Neilson hopes to have 17,000 Jambos at Tynecastle roaring his side on and he reckons that amazing backing they get in Gorgie game after game can help them see the game through until the very end.
