Liverpool winger Ben Woodburn struck his first goals for Hearts in victory over Dundee United.

The 22-year-old Wales international scored twice for Robbie Neilson's side as they defeated Dundee United 5-2 to move up to second in the Scottish Premiership above Celtc.

"He is a top player. We see that every day in training and it will be a release to get that goal," Neilson revealed after the match.

“He has been putting a lot of pressure on himself to score goals and to come up here and do well and I just think the goals were the final thing he needed to release him.

"I thought that after the first goal he flourished so we will see even more from him.

“[The second] wasn't bad was it? There is no doubt that he is a top player and when it falls in the box like that he is one of the few in the team that you would expect to score it."