Scott Brown did not waste any time offering a frank assessment of Wilfried Nancy’s first match as Celtic manager, and his words captured both the scale of the challenge and the reality of expectations at the club. Nancy’s debut brought a 2–1 home defeat to Hearts, a result that sharpened scrutiny rather than softening the
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| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
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| 1 | Hearts | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 32 | 13 | 19 | 35 |
| 2 | Celtic | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 11 | 14 | 32 |
| 3 | Motherwell | 16 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 26 |
| 4 | Rangers | 15 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 26 |
| 5 | Hibernian | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 27 | 18 | 9 | 24 |
| 6 | Aberdeen | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 21 |
| 7 | Falkirk | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 24 | -5 | 21 |
| 8 | Dundee United | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 25 | -4 | 16 |
| 9 | St Mirren | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 22 | -8 | 14 |
| 10 | Kilmarnock | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 30 | -14 | 12 |
| 11 | Dundee | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 29 | -16 | 12 |
| 12 | Livingston | 15 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 29 | -14 | 8 |
