Celtic have entered the new year in an imperious position at the summit of the Scottish Premiership and well on course for a 55th league title. The signs were ominous for the rest of Scotland as early as pre-season with Brendan Rodgers' side embarking on an impressive summer which saw them admirably compete with some of the continent's best.

The Old Firm are not the only city rivals meeting for a new year derby in the William Hill Scottish Premiership – and Dundee United will fancy their chances of building on a strong first half of the campaign when they make the short walk to Dens Park to face Dundee.

Substitute Hamza Igamane's second-half double rescues a Scottish Premiership point for Rangers at Motherwell in a frantic game at Fir Park.

A second-half double from substitute Hamza Igamane rescued a point for Rangers at Motherwell but the disjointed visitors fell further behind William Hill Premiership leaders Celtic. Philippe Clement came under fresh fire following the 2-1 Boxing Day defeat at St Mirren and there was uproar among the travelling supporters as Apostolos Stamatelopoulos put the hosts ahead in the 16th minute before Tawanda Maswanhise added a second in the 35th minute.