It was a humbling night for Hearts but Shankland was still razor sharp against some of the Premier League's best
Two takeaways from a right good pre-season friendly at Tynecastle as the Premier League giants eventually ran out comfortable 5-1 winners - but only after Shankland had shown he’s as clinical as ever. Former Celtic boss Postecoglou brought a team worth hundreds of millions to the capital and it showed at times as they kept the ball for fun.
The Tynecastle skipper took less than a minute of the second half to pounce on an Emerson Royal mistake and level the scores with a ruthless attacking impact that would have impressed even Postecoglou. But that just angered the Londoners who went on to net four more times after Johnson’s opener to head down the road with a 5-1 win in the bag.
Hearts handed a debut to Costa Rica international Gerald Taylor and he looked bright at right back, bursting forward with pace when the opportunity arose and getting back to make a couple of vital interceptions. Steven Naismith’s side really should have been ahead when Kyosuke Tagawa twice fired wide from Taylor crosses while Yutaro Oda drew a stunning point blank save from Brandon Austin.
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