Martin Boyle brings Rangers fear factor for Hibs after he tore Connor Goldson to absolute shreds - Tam McManus

Martin Boyle tore Connor Goldson to absolute shreds. Giovanni van Bronckhorst would have sat in the Main Stand at Hampden and realised the Hibs man can do that to his team.

Boyle is the one man whom Rangers fans and staff will truly fear. And Saturday is the time for him to be fully unleashed. Martin has made a big difference coming off the bench in the last two games, but Lee Johnson has to start him. He scored a hat-trick against Rangers in that semi-final last season and there’s not many players who do that floating around.

He is a talisman. Russell Latapy is the one man that I played with at Hibs that you looked at in the tunnel by your side and thought: He can do something magic today. When Russell was playing, you fancied it. If he wasn’t, you thought you might struggle a bit. I feel Martin would be like that now for the current team. He is up to speed and he’s been brought back to make a difference. No better time than Saturday.

I would play Martin through the middle. He did that at Hampden and, as I said, ripped Goldson to pieces. Van Bronkhorst was just in the door and saw it with his own eyes. Rangers have lost Calvin Bassey who provided some speed at the back and, if Martin can isolate Goldson again, Hibs could get real joy.

It’s always a massive big game for Hibs and a great opportunity to get right back on it after defeat at Livingston. First-half there, I thought Hibs were poor. Livingston got the early goal. It was a good finish by Joel Nouble, but Paul Hanlon sold himself and it was poor defending.

Hibs were lucky not to go in 2-0 down, but Boyle comes on the pitch at half-time and it’s a different team only for them to lose a terrible goal from a set piece.

Livi is a tough place to go. I read Lee's