Having moved to the top of the table against Aberdeen a month earlier, Celtic had suffered a nosebleed of monstrous proportions - possibly caused by the suckerpunch Rangers had caught them with in the Old Firm game at Celtic Park a fortnight later. Rangers ran out 1-0 winner. The gap was opened further when Celtic drew 2-2 at home to Hearts the following week, in a game which saw Paulo Di Canio equalise from the penalty spot with 13 minutes left, and be sent off for fighting with a Hearts player as he went to retrieve the ball from the net.
Worse was to follow at Fir Park when a last minute Motherwell goal handed Celtic another defeat. Celtic had a fortnight to recuperate before a hectic Christmas and New Year schedule that would see them play 9 games in 28 days. The first of those was this game against Dundee Utd, with Celtic running out 1-0 winners thanks to a Phil O'Donnell header. The result left Tommy Burns' side a massive 14 points behind Rangers, with 3 games in hand.
Worse was to follow at Fir Park when a last minute Motherwell goal handed Celtic another defeat. Celtic had a fortnight to recuperate before a hectic Christmas and New Year schedule that would see them play 9 games in 28 days. The first of those was this game against Dundee Utd, with Celtic running out 1-0 winners thanks to a Phil O'Donnell header. The result left Tommy Burns' side a massive 14 points behind Rangers, with 3 games in hand.
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