Barrie McKay opens up on first Hearts goal and whether it was better than Rangers v Celtic cracker

It has taken him 30 appearances, but Barrie McKay finally has his first goal in a Hearts shirt.

Not that McKay hasn’t been contributing for the Tynecastle club in an attacking sense – he has eight league assists and is one of the main reasons why Hearts are miles clear in third place – but not troubling the scoresheet has been a laughing matter for his team-mates, who have ribbed him for not breaking his duck.

He shut them up in emphatic style, scoring one of the best goals of Hearts’ season on 58 minutes during the Jambos’ 2-0 win over Livingston on Saturday.

Keeping a close eye on Nathaniel Atkinson’s cross from the right, the 27-year-old forward met the ball so sweetly on the volley, finding the far corner of the net. The celebrations were exuberant.

“It’s about time,” McKay said of his goal. “The chances I’ve missed during the season were probably easier than that one. It’s been a bit of a running joke between the boys in the changing room but I’m glad to get my first goal.

“You miss chances but at least I’m in the position to get those chances. I’m still influencing the game with assists and creating chances so I put it to the back of my mind. I knew it would come eventually."

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McKay’s strike added to Beni Baningime’s