Scottish Premiership things to watch this weekend
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Can Celtic create momentum for Postecoglou?
It wasn't entirely convincing - Celtic's shaky defence saw to that - but Ange Postecoglou is up and running with his first victory as their manager.
Having beaten Jablonec in Europa League qualifying on Thursday, the Australian's focus returns to domestic matters. After his Premiership baptism of fire with defeat by Hearts, Postecoglou now has scope to string together some wins.
Three of Celtic's next four league games - the Old Firm derby is the exception - are at home, to Dundee, St Mirren and Ross County. It's a run Postecoglou must capitalise on while he tries to bring in the signings he craves.
Dundee head to Glasgow's east end aiming for a first win over Celtic in 20 years. Back then, the Dundee starting line-up included a Georgian, an Australian, an Italian, a Spaniard and three Argentines.
Their survival mission this season relies heavily on local talent, with eight Scots complemented by three Englishmen in last week's line-up.
And, if that game is anything to by, Dundee will bring a bundle of fun to the top flight. They'll look to keep the entertainment coming and seize on any defensive lapses from a Celtic side yet to keep a clean sheet under Postecoglou.
Kyogo Furuhashi scored his first Celtic goal in the Czech Republic
Dons a danger from set-pieces
Livingston have a new-look squad, but old worries linger. Last week's 3-0 opening loss to Rangers means David Martindale's men have one win in eight league games while taking just one point from the last 18 available.
The West Lothian side had the lowest possession - 23% - of any team in the opening fixtures. They failed to have a shot on target as Rangers eventually overwhelmed them 3-0.
There's no disgrace in losing to the champions, but Livi's record against the Dons does not make great reading, with just one win in the past 15 league meetings.
Extra spice is provided by Jay Emmanuel-Thomas - Livingston's second-top scorer last season - lining up for the visitors amid an impressive start to his Dons career.
Emmanuel-Thomas has formed a promising partnership with Christian Ramirez, who scored on his Premiership debut against Dundee United and will be feeling good after netting two more in Thursday's 3-2 Conference League win away to Breidablik.
Manager Stephen Glass has put more emphasis on attack and was quick to highlight coach Allan Russell's set-piece preparation, which led to two of the Dons' goals in Iceland, as his side target winning their opening two league games for the first time since 2017-18.