Oisin McEntee hits late Hearts winner against Dundee

Rangers cruise to comfortable 4-1 win over Aberdeen

Slipshod Celtic stumbled in this season’s compelling Scottish Premiership title race with a damaging 2-0 defeat by Dundee United at Tannadice.

The pressure was on Martin O’Neill’s side after the leaders, Hearts, and title-challenging Rangers both won on Saturday, but they meekly failed to meet the challenge. On a poor Tannadice pitch, the Hoops were shaken by a Will Ferry goal in the 51st minute before Emmanuel Agyei drove in a second in the 63rd minute.

The result means an eighth league loss for Celtic this season to leave them in third place, five points behind the leaders and two points behind their Old Firm rivals, with seven fixtures remaining after the international break.