Lawrence Shankland is relishing a regular supply of ammunition from Hearts playmaker Barrie McKay after the pair combined impressively in Sunday’s Edinburgh derby.
The attacking duo linked up well against Hibernian and the former Dundee United striker grabbed his first Jambos goal at Easter Road after latching on to a lovely pass from the ex-Rangers player.
Shankland, who moved to Tynecastle from Belgian side Beerschot this summer, is hoping to benefit from many more McKay assists. “It was a great ball,” he said of his colleague’s pass to set him up for the goal. “He’s a clever player and part of coming to Hearts was to play with players like that.
He’ll find you in the areas. I made a good run and if you make good runs then players like that can find you.” Shankland looked set to be the match-winning hero in his first Edinburgh derby until Martin Boyle grabbed the headlines with a 95th-minute equaliser on his return to Hibs following seven months in Saudi Arabia with Al-Faisaly.