On December 17 Clement enjoyed the high point of his Ibrox reign, the honeymoon was in full flow when Aberdeen were beaten in the League Cup Final on the back of a Europa League victory away to Real Betis. Some even thought that they were indeed watching A Proper Football Manager!
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Celtic Celtic Park Glasgow | Ross County |
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Aberdeen Pittodrie Stadium Europe | Celtic |
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
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| 1 | Celtic | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 4 | 36 | 37 |
| 2 | Aberdeen | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 16 | 13 | 33 |
| 3 | Rangers | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 26 |
| 4 | Dundee United | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 23 |
| 5 | Motherwell | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 19 | -3 | 19 |
| 6 | St Mirren | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 25 | -6 | 18 |
| 7 | Dundee | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 26 | -3 | 16 |
| 8 | Ross County | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 27 | -15 | 15 |
| 9 | St Johnstone | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 17 | 28 | -11 | 13 |
| 10 | Kilmarnock | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 27 | -11 | 13 |
| 11 | Hibernian | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 25 | -7 | 12 |
| 12 | Hearts | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 25 | -9 | 10 |
