Nick Montgomery’s unbeaten run as Hibernian head coach has ended after five games, although he pointed out that it came with a degree of controversy away to Rangers last weekend.
On Saturday, it’s the league’s ultimate test for Montgomery as reigning champions and leaders Celtic visit Easter Road.
Brendan Rodgers’ side have dropped just two of a possible 27 points so far this season and have been buoyed by their performance and first point in Champions League Group E against Atletico Madrid in midweek.
They will also be keen to stretch their lead at the top to 10 points before Rangers face Hearts on Sunday.
A win for ninth-placed Hibs, though, would have Montgomery’s side racing up the table above their Edinburgh rivals, who currently sit fourth, while defeat could even drop them to second bottom.
Hibs will take heart from their 4-2 triumph when Celtic last made the trip to Leith in May, ending the Glasgow side’s nine-game unbeaten run at Easter Road.
That brought the total goals scored in last season’s four meetings between the sides to 21 – an impressive 5.3 per game.
Both sides had a different manager then, of course, but we could be in for a similar goal-fest considering the new incumbents’ attacking philosophies.
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