MORTON utility man Rabin Omar admits he is counting down the days until he and his team-mates clash with Robbie Neilson’s Hearts this weekend.

Ton will face off against the Jambos at Cappielow on Saturday for the first time in 33 years in an eagerly awaited fixture.

The title favourites boast the likes of Craig Gordon, Steven Naismith and Liam Boyce in their ranks but Omar believes Ton can find an extra gear as they look to pull off an upset.

Omar told the Tele: “Hearts is obviously a huge game, before a ball was even kicked everyone fancied them to be the strongest team in the league.

“These are the kind of games where players are usually more up for it.

“Usually you can give teams like that a really good game and more often than not you can stay in the game to try and get a result.

“We’re definitely looking forward to it as Hearts are one of the biggest teams in the country, never mind the Championship.

“I am looking forward to putting myself up against some of these top pros.

“They’ve got full internationals in their team like Naismith, Gordon and Boyce.

"Naismith was in the Rangers team that got to the UEFA Cup Final, what a career he’s had.

“He’s gone and played with Everton down south as well and to get the chance to play against these kinds of players, that you used to watch on the TV, is something to relish.

“It’s not going to be a case of being starstruck or anything like that.

"We have to go in and be professional and try to get a result out of the game.”

Omar believes that Hearts are there to be shot at after their recent defeat at the hands of Dunfermline.

He said: "We’re going to make it tough for them.

“We can take confidence in the way that Dunfermline played against them.

“I think they were the better team over the course of the 90 minutes, and it showed that Hearts are far from invincible.

“They’re there to be got at, if you get it right.

“They’ll be used to perfect conditions on big wide parks where they can get the ball down and move it from side to side and slip wee balls into each other.

“It’s not going to be like that at Cappielow, so it will be interesting to see how they’ll adapt to that.”

The Ton midfielder admitted that having no fans gathered in the Cowshed has made his maiden full-time season a different one and he wants fans to be allowed back in as quickly as possible.

He said: “It’s been weird without them.

“It’s killing the game, if I’m being honest.

“I’ve been missing the buzz about the stadium, even when you come out for the warm-up or walk out for the game.

“I think that the sooner that fans can get back in the better because there’s measures in place for them to come back in a safe environment."