Kingsley warns rivals there is still more to come

THE difference in form between Hearts and Hibernian going in to Sunday’s Scottish Cup clash at Easter Road could not be more stark.

Robbie Neilson’s side asserted their position as Scotland’s third best team on Wednesday night with a resounding 5- 0 victory over challengers Aberdeen.

The most worrying thing for the likes of the Dons, Livingston, St Mirren and even Hibs was that the Tynecastle side could have upped it another few gears.

Stephen Kingsley returned to action after being absent for a few weeks due to concussion protocols. The Scotland internationalist replaced Toby Sibbick, who was struggling with cramp.

And the ex- Swansea full- back insists there’s more to come from this Hearts squad. He said: “I’ve never had the pleasure of coming on in a game where we are already 5- 0 up so that was very enjoyable, and it was just nice to be back out there with the boys and to see out the game.

“It couldn’t have been any better. Obviously, Aberdeen had a tough game

the other day, but we knew it would still be a tough game, as it is any time we play them, so I’m just delighted that we won, first and foremost, and the manner we played. But, I think, we can still play a lot better. I don’t think we played anywhere near our best..

“I think we have certainly played better than we have in this one and not got that kind of result.

“It was good that this time we took our chances and maybe they were tired from their game the other day so us converting those early chances and being clinical was obviously massive.

“We always strive for that no matter what part of the season we are in. Last season, not getting too down when you get beat and not getting too high when you have a result like this is key, especially going into a game like Sunday’s.”