Shamal George insists Celtic Scottish Cup shock CAN happen despite lowly Livingston's perilous Premiership position

Shamal George is convinced beleaguered Livingston can pull off a Scottish Cup shock against Celtic this weekend.

The Lions are embroiled in a grim battle for Premiership survival and are six points adrift at the foot of the table. David Martindale’s struggling side have enjoyed just one win in their last 21 league games. They appeared set for a second at the weekend after going 1-0 up against St Johnstone at McDiarmid Park thanks to Andrew Shinnie’s astute volley, only for the Perth side to snatch an 87th-minute leveller via Nicky Clark’s headed effort.

It robbed the Almondvale men of a morale-boosting victory ahead of Sunday’s daunting trip to face Celtic in the cup quarter-finals. But, with their knockout successes against Raith Rovers and Partick Thistle rare bright spots in the last five months of a turbulent season, George still remains optimistic of an upset if they can sort out their defensive woes.

The goalkeeper said: “It’s going to be a tough game against Celtic, we know that. But it’s a cup game, so anything can happen.

“We got a point on Saturday. We just have to regroup again and keep our heads and move onto this weekend.

“It was frustrating. St Johnstone didn’t cause us any problems all day and then it was a soft goal. It’s the same thing, a free header in the box, and it’s not good enough. It’s annoying.”