How the Irish fared: Adam Rooney runs riot for Aberdeen

He’s the Irishman whose goals have ensured that what should be a procession resembles a contest.

In Rangers’ continued absence, the expectation was Celtic would effectively have the Scottish Premiership wrapped up by now. It’s still almost certain they will retain their crown but at least this time they’ll have had to overcome Aberdeen’s stubborn resistance to do so.

The Dons’ unlikely title challenge has been inspired by the goals of Adam Rooney, and the Dubliner was at it again on Saturday, scoring twice from close range in the 3-0 home win over St Mirren to take his tally to 23 this season.