Celtic supporters made their feelings crystal clear toward Derek McInnes before a ball had even been kicked at Celtic Park.
Footage shared outside the stadium showed fans jeering McInnes and the Hearts squad as they stepped off the team bus ahead of the Premiership title decider.
The atmosphere was always going to be intense with Hearts arriving one point ahead of Celtic heading into the final day of the season.
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Celtic Park atmosphere already at boiling point
Celtic know they must beat Hearts to retain the Scottish Premiership title and the mood outside the ground reflected the scale of the occasion.
The support has turned Celtic Park into a major advantage throughout the campaign with the club recording 14 home league wins this season.
That pressure was obvious long before kick-off as McInnes and his players walked into a hostile reception from supporters desperate to see Celtic finish the job.
Derek McInnes walking into enormous pressure
But the build-up to the fixture has already been fiery after the Hearts boss recently called a late Celtic penalty decision against Motherwell “disgusting”.
There has also been a huge security operation surrounding the title decider with concern over crowd management and fan celebrations.
The reaction outside Celtic Park showed exactly how emotionally charged the afternoon has become. McInnes and Hearts are not simply walking into a football match, they are walking into one of the most intense atmospheres Scottish football has seen in years.
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