David Gray will lead Hibs into Sunday’s League Cup Final against Celtic at Hampden.
The caretaker boss has been in charge for a draw away to St Mirren and a victory over Dundee and now faces a massive test when he takes on Ange Postecoglou on Sunday.
There has been a lot of speculation over Shaun Maloney taking on the job on a permanent basis but the former Celtic forward appears to have taken a step back from making hi managerial bow at Hampden.
David Gray to lead Hibs in Scottish League Cup final against Celtic as pursuit of preferred managerial candidate Shaun Maloney continues
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Gray played against Celtic in May before taking up a job on the coaching staff, when Jack Ross was sacked last week he took over as caretaker with Eddie May and goalkeeping coach Craig Sampson assisting.
Taking Hibs into a cup final after less than two weeks in management is a daunting task but also a win-win for Gray. Expectations have been significantly dampened by a run of just two SPFL Premiership wins in two months with Celtic strong favourites to lift the trophy on Sunday for the sixth time in eight seasons.