Rangers manager Alex McLeish was keeping his fingers crossed that Peter Lovenkrands was not badly injured after the matchwinner was carried off on a stretcher at Partick Thistle today.

Partick have signed goalkeeper Jamie Langfield until the end of the season.

Dundee Utd 0 Partick 0

Celtic 3 Partick Thistle 1

Suspensions issued by the eircom League at their Disciplinary Meeting on December 30, 2002, and which, unless otherwise stated, will take effect from January 15, 2003, are:

Celtic 4 Partick Thistle 0

Neil Lennon might have been stopped from playing for his country - but the stubborn Scottish Premier League new boys could not prevent Celtic maintaining their 100% start to the season.

LIMERICK manager Noel O’Connor will extend a warm welcome to his American brethren when Oran Weldrick and Conor Molan return from a summer sabbatical in the USA in time for the start of the League Championship next week.

Aberdeen manager Ebbe Skovdahl has appointed Darren Young as the new club captain.

Aberdeen captain Derek Whyte expressed his disappointment with Celtic’s ‘‘ungentlemanly conduct’’ after the 2-0 win over the Scottish Premier League leaders at Pittodrie.

Aberdeen 2 Celtic 0

Celtic midfielder Neil Lennon has set his sights on another glorious season at Parkhead - with the added bonus of a run in the Champions League.

The 10 reasons why Celtic are this season’s outstanding Scottish side.

There are still no goals in the Scottish Premier League between Aberdeen and Celtic after 60 minutes.