CELTIC did not spend £6million on Auston Trusty for the 26-year-old US international centre-back to sit on the sidelines. The left-sided defender signed a five-year contract when he arrived from Sheffield United on transfer deadline day. It was clear Brendan Rodgers’ central rearguard needed strengthening with the sporadic injury problems that have beset Cameron Carter-Vickers
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| 1 | Celtic | 29 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 87 | 17 | 70 | 75 |
| 2 | Rangers | 29 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 59 | 26 | 33 | 59 |
| 3 | Hibernian | 29 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 44 | 40 | 4 | 43 |
| 4 | Aberdeen | 29 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 38 | 46 | -8 | 42 |
| 5 | Dundee United | 29 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 41 |
| 6 | Motherwell | 29 | 11 | 4 | 14 | 34 | 48 | -14 | 37 |
| 7 | Hearts | 29 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 41 | 40 | 1 | 36 |
| 8 | Ross County | 29 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 31 | 49 | -18 | 35 |
| 9 | St Mirren | 29 | 10 | 4 | 15 | 35 | 47 | -12 | 34 |
| 10 | Kilmarnock | 29 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 33 | 47 | -14 | 31 |
| 11 | Dundee | 29 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 41 | 61 | -20 | 28 |
| 12 | St Johnstone | 29 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 32 | 54 | -22 | 25 |
