Hearts midfielder Michael Stewart dedicated Wednesday night's CIS Cup victory over Celtic to under pressure coach Stephen Frail.

"Anybody that understands the position that Shaggy [Frail] is in wouldn't be making silly comments about him," said Stewart.

"He's in an extremely difficult position and he has to try and mediate between everyone and I think he does a fantastic job.

"There are times when he has to come out and face the press when there isn't much that he can say about things and I think even the press realise that. At times they are just looking for someone to have a go at.

"The win is not just for Shaggy [left] though, it's for everybody because we've let ourselves down in the last couple of weeks. We've shown a great hunger and desire to get the result last night and it's something we can take a lot of pleasure from."