Hearts boss Neil Critchley has been speaking to the media as his side prepare to welcome Celtic on Saturday.

Here are the main points:

• Critchley is “excited” about the partnership with Jamestown Analytics and insists it’s “fantastic for the football club”.

• He adds: “It means we can use the knowledge and expertise in how we prepare for games, opposition analysis, how we look at our own performances post-match and also for recruitment which we hope will be beneficial for us.”

• Kenneth Vargas has yet to return from international duty but could still be included in Saturday’s squad.

• On the comments Vargas made to Costa Rican media, Critchley says: “I don’t want to go into too much detail until I’ve spoken to him one to one because I think that would be wrong.”

• The Hearts boss says Celtic are “the best team in Scottish football at this time” and is well aware of the “challenge in front” of his side.

• But Critchley insists Hearts can “take confidence from recent performances” and adds: “If we are slightly better in certain areas of the pitch then we know we can pose Celtic problems.”