Graham Mitchell believes Record Sport's Ryan Stevenson has scored the biggest own-goal since Craig Levein claimed to have restored natural order at Hearts.
The Easter Road legend has hit back at the former Gorgie star for claiming the Jambos are now bigger than Sunday’s Edinburgh derby and believes the comment will bite him on the backside just as it did with the ex-Tynecastle boss. Stevenson also insists Robbie Neilson's side are on a different level from their city rivals and should routinely be taking care of a team which finished bottom six last term ahead of Sunday's first collision of the season in Leith.
Levein claimed Hearts had restored "natural order" when they beat Hibs for the first time in 10 games in the Scottish Cup in January 2018 before Neil Lennon's led Hibees moved 12 points above them in the Premiership by March. Mitchell is adamant Stevenson's wide of the mark by insisting Hearts, 'are on a different level from Hibs and has lit the fuse for a fixture which is always too close to call.
