Celtic suffered a minor blip in their pursuit of retaining the Scottish Premiership title after being held to a 1-1 draw against Motherwell at Parkhead.
The Hoops were not firing on all cylinders against the Steelmen as Callum McGregor’s deflected first-half strike was cancelled out by Kevin van Veen’s 24th goal of the season to ensure a share of the spoils.
As a result, Ange Postecoglou’s side moved within two victories of the title and stretched their lead at the top of the table to 13 points, albeit briefly with Rangers presented with an opportunity to cut the gap to 10 when they visit Aberdeen on Sunday.
Here, GlasgowWorld rates how the Celtic players performed....
UNUSED: Scott Bain (GK), Yuki Kobayashi, Alexandro Bernabei, Ben Summers, Anthony Ralston.
1. Joe Hart - 7
Unable to mark his 36th birthday in midweek with a clean sheet but was alert to save Van Veen’s effort after 30 seconds with his boot. Largely a spectator thereafter and denied Van Veen from adding to his tally late on.
2. Alistair Johnston - 7
Always looked to break forward and did so to good effect. Overlapping runs were effective but his passing in the final third let him down at times. Photo: Craig Williamson - SNS Group
3. Cameron Carter-Vickers - 6
Was passed fit to start after being rested last week and should have made it 2-1 in the second half but failed to make a clean connection with a header at the back post. Photo: Craig Foy - SNS Group
4. Carl Starfelt - 6
Enjoyed a fairly quiet afternoon after an early injury scare and coped with Van Veen’s threat well enough. Almost scored with a late header but should’e done better as he headed straight at the keeper.