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Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers tells BBC Scotland: "Disappointing result and performance. It's a disappointing day.

"We go behind in the game, show a good mentality to come back, score a good goal.

"I just think we gave it away too easily. We've got to do better with the [second goal]. He likes to come inside, he likes to shoot. And then we make the mistake for the penalty, so all of a sudden it's 3-1.

"Its a game we should take something from, but we didn't do enough.

"Dane [Murray], the young players, you have to be exposed to the pressure. We're needing these players. Dane makes the own goal and is then a little bit rash for the penalty. It's something he'll learn from.

"We need to find a way to be more consistent. It's still so early, it's only nine games. The comfort is there's so many games to play. We know we can find a consistent set of games. There's still so many points to play for."

Rodgers added that injured forward Daizen Maeda will take part in training tomorrow, when defender Cameron Carter-Vickers will undergo surgery on an Achilles injury.

To be fair, Martin, Aberdeen were never clear of Celtic last season, never mind eight points clear.

Rangers have made three changes to the team that lost 3-0 at Brann in midweek.

Midfielder Mohamed Diomande returns to the XI, alongside attacker Danilo and Bojan Miovski. Joe Rothwell, Youssef Chermiti and Oliver Antman make way.

Stuart Kettlewell has also made two changes from last weekend's defeat to Hearts.

Jamie Brandon and Brad Lyons come in, James Brown and Liam Polworth drop to the bench.

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Hearts striker Lawrence Shankland tells Sky Sports: "Where we're sitting in the table, we've earned that. You need to be at the top of your game to get a result. I'm really pleased with the performance.

"We've had a terrific start to the season. We just need to keep looking to pick up the three points and keep doing what we're doing."

Hearts midfielder Cammy Devlin tells Sky Sports: "We were so disciplined the whole game. We stayed narrow, we stayed compact.

"It was tough, they're top, top players, international footballers, they're the reigning champions for a reason. You've just got to work as hard as you can. It was a tough battle but just happy to win."

Aberdeen seem to have kept the same shape from their 6-0 humbling at the hands of AEK Athens, but Jimmy Thelin has changed three players.

Gavin Molloy is in at left wing-back, while Ante Palaversa comes into midfield. Kevin Nisbet comes in up top, replacing Marko Lazetic.

Topi Keskinen and Graeme Shinnie drop to the bench.

Unsurprisingly, David Gray keeps the same XI that dispatched Livingston 4-0 last week.

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Aberdeen: Mitov, Jensen, Devlin, Knoester, Milne, Molloy, Armstrong, Palaversa, Aouchiche, Karlsson, Nisbet.

Substitutes: Suman, Shinnie, Polvara, Clarkson, Milanovic, Dorrington, Lazetic, Kjartansson, Keskinen.

Hibernian: Sallinger, O'Hora, Hanley, Iredale, C Cadden, Mulligan, Barlaser, McGrath, N Cadden, Bowie, Klidje.

Substitutes: Smith, Youan, Boyle, Chaiwa, Obita, Hoilett, Megwa, Campbell, Bushiri.

Rangers: Butland, Tavernier, Souttar, Cornelius, Meghoma, Diomande, Raskin, Aasgaard, Gassama, Miovski, Danilo.

Substitutes: Kelly, Aarons, Rothwell, Barron, Chermiti, Cameron, Djiga, Moore, Curtis.

Kilmarnock: Beach, Brandon, Stanger, Mayo, Deas, Thompson, Lyons, Watson, Kiltie, Dackers, Anderson.

Substitutes: Oluwayemi, Williams, McKenzie, J. Brown, Tiffoney, Lowery, Schilte-Brown, Brannan, Polworth.

Nope, this isn't your Football Manager save.

Nope, this isn't your Fifa (or whatever it's called) Career Mode.

This is real. Hearts are EIGHT points clear in October.

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How many Celtic players would get into this Hearts team?

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Tony Bloom is clapping away in the stand.

He's getting pictures and fist pumping fans.

What a day out he's having.

I'm no lip reader, but I think a pumped Derek McInnes has just roared to the fans 'this is ours' while pointing to the Tynecastle turf.

He's buzzin'.

A huge statement of intent from Hearts.

EIGHT points clear.

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Another Arne Engels corner is too long.

Brendan Rodgers said his delivery was "world class" on Thursday. Not today.

An outstanding block from Craig Halkett denies Shin Yamada.

Excellent defending.

A dangerous Colby Donovan cross has no takers in the Hearts box.

Here come two more changes for the hosts as Lawrence Shankland and Stephen Kingsley make way for Jamie McCart and Elton Kabangu.