Roy Keane would want to smash Celtic and Rangers as Hibs boss insists Daryl Horgan

Daryl Horgan has been around Roy Keane long enough to know the Manchester United legend doesn't do second best.

The former Hibs winger believes the outspoken Sky Sports pundit will already be plotting a way to smash Scottish football's Old Firm monopoly regardless of whether he takes the Easter Road reins or not.

As the bookies continue to trim the odds on whether the Irishman will replace Shaun Maloney in Leith, Horgan is convinced Keane would only ever consider ending a decade long absence from management if he's given a fighting chance for the Edinburgh club to compete.

The Republic of Ireland international played under Martin O'Neill for his country when Keane was the number two and he's adamant it's the only time he's been happy to play second fiddle in his career.

He said: "Roy is first and foremost a winner and he'll already have a good idea of what's required at Hibs and that includes the realistic potential for success.

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"Whoever the manager is, the priority is to finish as high up the Premiership table as possible, in the case of Hibs, if that position is third then that would be deemed a good season.

"A European run and a cup final appearance would be regarded as brilliant but at some