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Derek McInnes wants Hearts fans to crank up the hostility and blow the Tynecastle decibel level through the roof for Sunday's showdown with Celtic . The Jambos boss insists the Gorgie faithful can help rattle Brendan Rodgers’ injury-hit side in the top of the table clash. High-flying Hearts can stretch their lead over the champions to eight points with a victory. And McInnes has told punters they have a massive part to play as his unbeaten side look to make it eight wins from nine Premiership games. He urged fans: “If you think you've been loud in the past.. be louder! “Get in early, get behind the team, make it as hostile as possible, make it as noisy as possible and stay with the team, you don't play Celtic and expect to get it all your own way. “There's going to be times in the game when we're going to have to dig in and that crowd behind us, hopefully they can play their part. “I don't think they should underestimate their part and, from a positive point of view, I think the players have earned the trust of the crowd at the minute. “So I think even if we got off to a poor start, if we were to lose a goal, I think stick with this team, we've shown that we can get results. The players believe they can get results and hopefully that can play out that way.” Tony Bloom is expected to be in attendance as Hearts tackle the champions for the first time this season. The Brighton owner’s cash injection and analytics technology has helped fuel the fast start to the campaign. And McInnes hopes the ferocious atmosphere that greeted the last gasp derby victory over Hibs last time out at Tynecastle can be matched - and bettered - on Sunday. He said: “Yeah, but I think it can still get better. I still think we can make it more raucous, make it more intimidating, make it more noisy. “I do think that. I said to the boys that too many managers, too many players have done press over recent years and said ‘we love Tynecastle, it's a brilliant atmosphere’. “But I don't want them to love it once the game starts. I want them to feel the strength of us and hopefully the fans can help us get a result. “It will not be for the want of trying from the players but it's a game we're all looking forward to for all these reasons. “Same as the fans, we're all looking forward to it. Listen, we’re playing a team of top class operators. Celtic are full of players who have played in big arenas but we have to use every advantage we can at Hearts. “The advantage of recruitment, of a strong squad and what we have at Tynecastle to throw at the opposition. Everyone has a part to play.”
