Hibs star reveals secrets of revival as side brace for third place battle

Hibs midfielder Dylan Levitt believes he's hitting the best form of his career in an Easter Road side showing real versatility as they cover the closing stretch of a remarkable campaign.

- by John Greechan

And the Welshman, the home team's best performer in the weekend dismantling of Euro rivals Dundee United, admits that the early-season struggles - personal and collective - feels like a different era for a side tightening their grip on third place in the Scottish Premiership.

Levitt earned public praise from Hibs boss David Gray last week, the first-year head coach singling the playmaker out for having 'matured' during a brutal first half of the campaign. While his team-mates struggled to pick up just a single win in their first 14 Scottish Premiership fixtures, the former Manchester United prospect made only fleeting appearances from the bench.

The 24-year-old, a full international with 13 caps for Wales, has now started the past half-dozen games for Hibs and continues to impress on a weekly basis, with the opening goal in a recent 2-0 win over Rangers at Ibrox just one example of his revived fortunes.

"Yeah, I think so," said Levitt, when asked if he was playing the best football of his senior career, the former Dundee United player adding: "I'm really enjoying myself. It obviously helps when the team's doing well as well, and everyone around you is really helping you.

"I came into the team at a really good time when we started picking up results. For me, I feel like I'm really full of confidence right now.