Derek McInnes stood in the Hearts dugout at Tynecastle and saw his new-look squad skid to a 3-0 deficit against Motherwell and he admitted: “We were on the floor.”

The Jambos then dug deep to salvage a point which preserves their unbeaten record so far in the William Hill Premiership, but the loss of two points means Celtic take over at the top after their 3-0 victory at home to newly-promoted Livingston.

A double from crowd-pleasing forward, Claudio Braga, netting after 74 and 83 minutes, plus a superb one-timer from Harry Milne after 65 minutes, which sparked the comeback, allowed Hearts to claw their way back from a nightmare position.

Substitute Braga, who came on after the break, could have claimed his treble had Motherwell goalkeeper Callum Ward not turned a shot from the Portugal

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