5 things we learned from this weekend’s Scottish Premiership action

Both Celtic and Rangers slipped up to leave the cinch Premiership title race as it was with the Hoops three points clear of the champions.

Elsewhere there were wins for Livingston, Ross County and Hearts, while Aberdeen and Dundee United drew at Pittodrie.

Here, the PA news agency looks at five things we learned from the weekend’s action.

Celtic manager Ange Postecoglou rested several key men in Thursday’s Europa Conference League defeat by Bodo/Glimt, with the clear implication that he felt Sunday’s cinch Premiership match away to Hibernian was more important. On the face of it, this move did not have the desired effect as the Hoops stuttered to an uninspiring goalless draw at Easter Road. The manager tried to put an upbeat complexion on it in his post-match quotes, but the reality is that Celtic, for all the possession they enjoyed, rarely looked like cutting Hibs open. It was Celtic’s first slip-up in the league since December and it served as a reminder that there are plenty pitfalls ahead in the title race.

Mark McGhee was a largely-unpopular choice among Dundee supporters to succeed James McPake as manager. In the lead-up to Saturday’s match at home to Livingston – his second in charge and his first at Dens Park – he said it was a good opportunity to start forging a positive relationship with fans. It turned into a total disaster, however, as Dundee were 3-0 down within half an hour and ended up losing 4-0. With the team still bottom of the league, McGhee needs to spark a swift upturn otherwise the decision to remove McPake on the back of two-consecutive victories will look calamitous.

Robbie Neilson – who seems to be constantly in an uneasy relationship with sections of the Hearts support – appeared to be drifting