Lewis Miller points Hearts to Hibs rules as he declares 'we're ready to overtake them'

Lewis Miller insists Hibs are ready to turn Edinburgh green - and leave Hearts looking on with envy.

The bullish Aussie reckons Lee Johnson’s side have already turned heads by closing the gap but now he’s confident of turning the tables on their capital rivals completely by dumping them in their own back yard and pipping them to fourth spot. Miller might only have been in the city for 10 months since being plucked from Central Coast Mariners back in Australia. But it’s taken him no time to learn what matters most in the capital’s football landscape.

Beating Hearts is what makes Hibees tick and the 22-year-old reckons it’s written in the rules around Leith. Do that this lunchtime and Hibs not only grab bragging rights but also the Premiership's last nailed-on European place. Miller, who made his derby debut with a cameo in the 1-0 win in Leith last month and was man of the match in Wednesday’s win over Celtic, said: “We want to turn Edinburgh green. Hearts have been doing quite well but we are turning heads now.

“We’re ready to overtake them in the table and hopefully with European football as well. I trust this team and the ability we have. We are ready for the next stage and the next level.

“We just beat Celtic at home. But if you watched us the last couple of weeks we are on the rise. We know exactly what we’re going to do now.

“We went through a transition stage mid-season that never went too well but now we’ve flipped the switch and are going up and up. We’ll see what happens this time. I’ll give 110 per cent. I’m Hibs so I’ve got to beat Hearts - it’s written in the rules isn’t it?!”

Miller might have been a total stranger when he arrived in Leith last summer - yet he only has to look across the city for two pals he