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Miller backs 'resilient' Hearts for title

Former Scotland striker Lee Miller believes Hearts will stay top of the table to claim the Premiership title as he thinks they have the required mentality.

Derek McInnes' side are four points clear of Rangers in second and six points above Celtic, who have a game in hand.

Hearts beat Falkirk 1-0 on Saturday, while Rangers drew at Livingston and Celtic were beaten by Hibs.

Miller was a goalscorer for Falkirk, Dundee United and Aberdeen as well as for the Tynecastle outfit, and he had a very clear and quick answer when asked who will win this particularly tense, tight title race.

"Hearts. I just think Derek McInnes has had such a good season," he said.

"Yes, they've got quite a few injuries, but every time they have injuries they seem to have players that come in with a point to prove.

"I just think they'll be strong enough and I don't think Rangers and Celtic will string a run of wins together to get close enough to them."

"McInnes is very, very good manager in terms of people skills and getting them all on board. You can see the players want to play and fight for him.

"For example, they win 1-0 at home to Falkirk with a wee toe poke finish and keep solid at the back. They have that resilience and strength.

"They've also got players to come back from injury so they'll hopefully have them before the end of the season.

"It's hard because as a manager you need to pick a team that can exploit the team you're going to play against. You can't just keep picking the same team.

"Derek has got a good squad there and he's got a good team round about him to help him do that. "

[BBC]

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