Derek McInnes insists a defeat Premier Sports Cup defeat to St Mirren hasn’t burst the Hearts bubble. ‌

The Jambos boss was in defiant mood on the back of a penalty shoot-out League Cup exit in Paisley last weekend with a win over Motherwell on Saturday now his priority. ‌

A previous six game winning steak in all competitions ended against the Buddies but McInnes rankled at a suggestion it has dented the mood inside his camp. ‌

He said: ‘My bubble’s not burst. Your bubble might have burst. I don’t know, but my bubble is absolutely bubbling so we’re good.

“We’re disappointed with the result. I’m not going to try and diminish the performance and the disappointment because we set ourselves up to try and be a good cup team this season and we lost to a team who finished above

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