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John McGinn has claimed rivals Hearts blundered last season by bringing in players who couldn’t cut it.

Jambos manager Ian Cathro shook up his side in the January transfer window by hiring nine recruits.

But Hibs ace McGinn knew it would backfire on the new Tynecastle gaffer.

And he insists many of them simply could not handle it.

McGinn will lead Hibs back into top-flight battle this summer following their Championship title success.

And he insists Hibs, unlike their neighbours, have built a squad that can thrive in the Edinburgh cauldron.

McGinn saw first hand the disarray in the Gorgie ranks in February when his side dumped their capital rivals out of the Scottish Cup,

The 3-1 win in Leith heaped even more pressure on rookie boss Cathro, who went on to win just four of 17 league games after the winter break.

Hearts have gone seven derbies without a victory as the sides prepare to scrap it out in the top flight for the first time since 2014 – and McGinn has lobbed the first grenade.

He said: “You have to be able to deal with the pressures that playing for a big