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Derek McInnes insists Hearts won’t be cowed by Celtic in Sunday’s top of the table showdown at Tynecastle. ‌

The Jambos boss wants his players to take the bull by the horns and meet the toughest challenge in Scottish football head on. ‌

Hearts go into the lunchtime showdown five points clear and knowing their position at the Premiership summit will be safe no matter the outcome. ‌

But McInnes - who refuses to buy into talk of Celtic being vulnerable - wants more. And knows dumping the champions would see belief in his squad go through the roof.

He said: “Obviously Celtic over the years has always provided the toughest challenge for everybody. I’ve come up against Brendan's teams often enough and he's a top operator. ‌

“His team, when they play

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