MIKO: I'LL HAVE ELVIS ALL SHOOK UP

HEARTS winger Saulius Mikoliunas admits he is looking to put one over his Tynecastle mentor Steven Pressley when Lithuania face up to Scotland tomorrow night.

As many as seven Hearts players could take to the field in Kaunas with Mikoliunas and compatriots Deividas Cesnauskis battling it out with Pressley, Paul Hartley, Robbie Neilson and Craig Gordon for club bragging rights.

Pressley encouraged Mikoliunas not to quit the SPL after being sent-off three times for pushing linesman Andy Davis during a stormy 2-1 defeat to Rangers in March last year. The 22-year-old was originally banned for eight matches before having that reduced to three on appeal but Pressley's role in helping convince him to stay in Gorgie has not been forgotten.

He said: "Elvis is the real heart and soul of the club. He has a great reputation and standing at the club - among the players and among the fans. I'd say it is 50-50 who will win. I think we are a more technical team but Scotland are stronger physically and have more experience.

"It will be a great occasion and fantastic to see so many Hearts players taking part in one international match."

Cesnauskis, who insists club friendships will be put to one side for 90 minutes, has targeted all three points tomorrow.

He said: "I think that we are looking at the games against Scotland and the Faroes as the best hopes in terms of wins in our section.

"We could win against Scotland with our technical style, especially at home. Certainly, Scotland are a good team but we can win."

Taken from the Daily Record