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Marc Mayo

Celtic reclaim Scottish Premiership title with 1-1 draw at Dundee United

Celtic reclaimed the Scottish Premiership title on Wednesday night with a 1-1 draw at Dundee United.

Giorgos Giakoumakis set the Bhoys on their way with a 53rd-minute opener, his 15th of the campaign.

Celtic only needed to avoid defeat to guarantee the title and Dylan Levitt’s leveller, which came after two shots against the woodwork for United, did not spoil the visitors’ celebrations at Tannadice.

The draw proved sufficient to extend their unbeaten league run to 31 games and secure a 10th title in 11 years, capping a spectacular turnaround after they finished last season 25 points adrift of their neighbours.

“Fair to say it's overwhelming,” said manager Ange Postecoglou. “I'm just really proud of the players and staff. We started so far back in terms of a starting point so to end up where we are is an unbelievable achievement.

“The club had a difficult year without success. Even worse the fans couldn't do what they love the most. I knew this year would be a pretty important year. As much as steadying the ship, we had to put down a marker for the fans and make an impact. The fact we've ended up champions is pretty amazing.”

Europa League finalists Rangers went into their home clash with Ross County knowing their reign as champions was effectively at an end, but nevertheless emerged with a 4-1 victory.

Scott Wright's 13th-minute opener and a 29th-minute James Tavernier penalty put the home side in the driving seat and, although Jordan White pulled one back, fellow substitutes Fashion Sakala and Amad Diallo killed off any hope of a fightback.

Ricki Lamie's second-half goal saw Motherwell leapfrog Dundee United in the race for Europa Conference League qualification with a 2-1 victory over Hearts.

Joseph Efford put the home side ahead after just three minutes, but Josh Ginnelly gave the visitors hope before Lamie won it 11 minutes after the break.

Callum Hendry's early goal handed St Johnstone a morale-boosting 1-0 win over Aberdeen which confirmed bottom-of-the-table Dundee's relegation, while St Mirren and Livingston played out a 0-0 stalemate at the SMiSA Stadium.

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