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Brendan confident it’ll be pitch perfect today

Hearts v Celtic, 1.30pm

game then. The pitch will be 105m long and 68m wide. That’s the same size as Hampden.

“And the length of grass? That will be down to 24mm, which is UEFA guideline size – and just happens to be the exact same length as at Celtic Park.

“I have spoken to the groundsman at Murrayfield and they’ve got standards.

“They have top ground staff, the pitch is superb and they want a showcase game too.

“They’re neutrals and want the best pitch.

“I spoke to them when they were working on the pitch when we were training there on Tuesday.

“It would be ignorant not to talk to them, right?

“I was just asking them what size they thought the pitch would be – and how long the grass would be!”