What Cammy Devlin and Lawrence Shankland Hearts argument was about as Aussie lifts the lid on Copenhagen 'misunderstanding'

Cammy Devlin managed to nab Denmark legend Thomas Delaney’s shirt after full-time in Thursday’s 2-0 Euro defeat in Copenhagen. It’ll join a collection of tops that includes Lionel Messi’s from the World Cup two years ago.

But on the Parken Stadium pitch two nights ago it was Devlin and his skipper Lawrence Shankland who were seen tearing a strip off each other in a furious second half altercation. Hearts' midfield scrapper insists the duo kissed and made up after the fiery flare-up which was sparked by his misplaced pass. But he reckons the fall out proves the passion in Neil Critchley’s side to kick start a season that’s so far seen them suffer a series of blows.

That fight will be vital for tomorrow’s trip to face Kilmarnock. Then comes a must-win Europa Conference League clash with Petrocub in Gorgie on Thursday with the Jambos’ hopes of Euro progression on the line. And Devlin laughed: “We were arguing about a complete misunderstanding.

“He thought I was going long. But I tried to play him and I missed the pass. And then I got angry at myself because I missed the pass. But he thought I was angry at him for not getting it.

“That's just football. I feel like you've got to be passionate. You've got to yell at your teammates. If they do well, get into them. If they do bad, get into them. Because they say you get the best out of each other. We're fine. We can argue properly and then get in there and have a hug and a kiss and we'd be fine.

“We're out there. We're losing. We both want to win. You can see how hard we all try. If you don't see that then you'd probably start asking questions as to why they're not getting into each other. But it's only passion. We both just want to win for the team. We've kissed and made up.”

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