Irish Independent

Hibs expose flaws

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Horgan playing through the centre and in fantastic form – was both “delighted and annoyed” with his side after they followed up last week’s win against Hamilton, their first win in eight, with a shock victory over his former club.

He said: “It was a remarkable performanc­e considerin­g the omissions from the squad.

“I am delighted with them, but also annoyed with them because two weeks ago against Kilmarnock (a 3-0 defeat) we were pathetic and then we go and put back-to-back wins playing really well.

“That should kick-start our season again. We know if we can overcome Rangers on Wednesday we will be back in the top six and all of a sudden things start looking really healthy.

“There was a great belief about us and on the counter-attack I thought we were fantastic. Our tactical discipline was very good and we have beaten a very good team today.”

Rangers moved back to the top of the table – a point ahead of Celtic, who have a game in hand – by beating Hamilton 1-0, but Steven Gerrard acknowledg­ed that they have got “lots to learn” before they can be considered genuine title contenders.

Daniel Candeias’ early strike was enough to seal the points, but Gerrard was again frustrated as his side showed “zero killer instinct” while wasting a host of chances. Daryl Horgan gets past Celtic’s Olivier Ntcham and James Forrest Hibernian’s 2-0 win at Easter Road yesterday during

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