FORSTER (6) Produced the sort of reliable display that has resulted in him being called up by England.

His eighth clean sheet of the season.

LUSTIG (6) The right-back is a more than adequate stand-in for the injured Adam Matthews. A great athlete, he was a handful for Hearts.

AMBROSE (7) The fact the Nigerian was named man-of-the match told its own story. Was coolness personified in the heart of the Celtic rearguard.

WILSON (6) Was fortunate Calum Paterson squandered a gilt-edged scoring chance for his side in the first half. That apart, he made some important tackles.

IZAGUIRRE (6) Decent defensively, but still not offering a huge amount going forward. Impressed when he did break upfield.

FORREST (6) By his own exceptionally high standards, the winger was not at his best. But he beavered away tirelessly on the right flank and went close with a few shots.

WANYAMA (7) The central midfielder tackled well, distributed the ball intelligently and worked hard.

MULGREW (4) Unlucky not to score after a neat interchange with Kris Commons early on. Limped off in the first half after sustaining a head injury in a collision with Jamie MacDonald.

COMMONS (8) Such a shame Scotland's form player will not be playing for his country over the next week. Was at the heart of all of Celtic's best passages of play.

SAMARAS (7) The match winner against Spartak Moscow was the match winner against Hearts yesterday. Enjoying a fine spell.

HOOPER (5) Hardly involved. Received little service. Tried hard to create an opening for himself before being replaced by Beram Kayal early in the second half.

Substitutes: LEDLEY (4) Hope-fully the Welshman, returning from injury, will be as quiet for his national team on Friday evening.

KAYAL (3) Brought on for Hooper in an attempt to lift a team clearly suffering from a European hangover after their exertions last Tuesday night. Did what he could.

MIKU (3) The striker played up front with Samaras and nearly set up his team-mate for a goal at the death.