Craig Levein hopes to inject ingredients from a famous win over Brendan Rodgers into his St Johnstone scheming come noon tomorrow.The Saints manager was the first domestic gaffer to get the better of Rodgers and his Celtic Invincibles in December 2017.
A stunning 4-0 victory for Levein’s Hearts marked a spectacular end to a 69-game unbeaten run in domestic competition for Celts in Rodgers’ first stint in Glasgow.
The 59-year-old would love his new team to copy that blueprint in Perth.But he’s wary of confronting a wounded animal after the leaders dropped points at home to Motherwell last week.
Levein said: “It’s accurate to say that, most of the time, if you put up a really dogged and determined defensive display against the big teams, you’ve got a chance – first of all of getting a draw.
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