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Jeff Stelling asks Hearts title question after thumping win as he offers maroon response to Hibs fan claim The former Sky Sports presenter was impressed by the Hearts win over Dundee United. Jeff Stelling has been left wondering whether another Hearts title charge could be on after they returned to form in thumping Dundee United. Head coach Wouter Vrancken clinched a vital 4-0 Premiership win at Tynecastle on Sunday that impressed fans after tough defeats versus Sturm Graz, Aberdeen and Benfica to start the competitive season. Vrancken replaced Derek McInnes in the dugout this summer after the club came within minutes of a historic top flight title last term and many wonder whether they can push for glory again. Stelling was covering city rivals Hibs getting the better of Rangers at Ibrox for the third consecutive season on his talkSPORT breakfast show, and one fan wanted acknowledgement for their achievements, rather than focus on the losing side. The former Sky Sports presenter responded with a nod to Hearts and their title credentials. Jeff Stelling on Hearts win vs Dundee United Stelling read out a message from a Hibs fan that read ‘Jeff, what about a bit of credit for Hibs? It’s not the first time we've turned them over at Ibrox yet. All we hear is Rangers problems.’ The broadcaster stated: “You are absolutely spot on and it's worth mentioning as well, and you won’t want this mentioned being a Hibs fan, big win for Hearts on Sunday. They had a shocking start to the season, but they won 4-0 yesterday. It just makes you think, could they possibly mount another challenge this season? Andy Townsend caught Renaud’s long-range screamer that helped Hearts on their way to a convincing win. The former Aston Villa and Chelsea star said: I think I saw one of the goals earlier, Jeff, on the monitors here at talkSPORT Towers, and it looked like a belt in strike from about 25 yards. Absolutely nailed one from that sort of distance. So, yeah, great win for them.” Head coach Vrancken said of the game: "Really great. Also happy for the players because they worked hard for this. They didn't get what they deserved in the last few games. But they kept going. They stand up every time. You saw today the confidence growing during the game and I'm happy to see that they tried to play in that mentality. The team spirit stayed and they tried to keep the clean sheet. "A clean sheet and scoring goals is always good for confidence. He doesn't want to hear it for sure, but we've found a new left-back in Calvin Miller! He went there for the team, performed and gave everything. Now we have to keep going, it's only one game. Let's try and do it again.”