Hearts Chase Title Amidst Wage Gap, Rangers Trail

0:00It's April 3rd. Welcome to Edinburgh News Today, powered by AI. I'm Corey with the story. Hearts are topping the Scottish Premiership, but manager Derek McKinnon says there's no real psychological edge from teams playing before rivals this. Weekend. With seven games left, Rangers trail by three points but lead on goal difference and goal scored. Rangers host Dundee United, Saturday at 3pm. Hearts visit bottomside Livingston Sunday at 2pm and Celtic face Dundee at 4.30pm that day. McKinnon calls the fixture timing talk, fascinating but overblown. Everyone chats about it, which keeps the league buzzing. Yet he insists teams just handle one match at a time. No game plan revolves around mentally hurting opponents or fearing their results. Fans and pundits love the drama, especially with Livingston 12 points from safety and winless mostly this season. Still, they drew Rangers 2-2 in February after leading 2-0, so Hearts can't sleep on Sunday's trip. Mackinus warns it's foolish to write off Celtic,

1:02who've won 13 of the last 14 titles. Interim boss Martin O'Neill emits more slips, make it tough, but not impossible. With quality players and experience, they're always a threat. Hearts chased their first crown since 1960, defying huge wage gaps with Rangers and Celtic. No other European side pulls this off. They're loving the ride and focused on keeping the momentum through the split.