Hearts 2-1 St Johnstone: What the manager said

Hearts head coach Neil Critchley: "I thought we were excellent.

"The players had to show real character, having had a disappointing week, you can't hide behind that.

"Disappointing on Thursday, a big disappointment for the football club but we had to come here and show what we were about today and we played some really good football.

"I was really impressed with our temperament and how we approached the game. In the first half, I think we should have been more than a goal up.

"Some decisions go against you and you think, 'here we go again' and we have to show real strength of character and resilience and we got a fantastic second goal.

"And then there's obviously a little bit of fatigue and you can understand the situation, you know, the players probably hanging on.

"Even though they had possession, it was all in front of us. I don't think Craig Gordon had a save to make, really. So in my opinion, it was a fully deserved three points."