Patrick Roberts, Celtic's on-loan winger from Manchester City, puts on the afterburners to speed away from the Dundee defence only to see his shot deflected wide for a corner. The visitors repel the danger but encouraging signs for the new wide man.

Brian McLauchlin
BBC Sport Scotland at Tannadice

"A cracking atmosphere inside Tannadice with both sides desperate for the three points for very different reasons. If history is anything to go by we should have plenty of goals. The last 0-0 between the teams was back in April 1998!"

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Did Kilmarnock's defeat last night help with the pre-match United team-talk?

"Not really. It's out of our control. Yes, there's an opportunity for us but we realise that it's not easy to take that opportunity against a quality team like Aberdeen.

"If we have the same kind of intensity then I think we have a chance..."    

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Richard Wilson
BBC Scotland at Celtic Park

"Paul Hartley has rested three of his key players, with Kane Hemmings, Gary Harkins and Greg Stewart all starting on the bench. His task is to try to earn points at Celtic Park tonight, but his priority is progressing to the last four of the Scottish Cup when they travel to Ibrox on Saturday. 

"Celtic ought to be able to take advantage of a weakened team, with Darren O'Dea and Thomas Konrad out injured from the defence. All eyes will also be on Patrick Roberts, to see if he can live up to the expectations following his loan move from Manchester City as he makes his first start for Celtic."

Celtic: Gordon, Lustig, Boyata, Sviatchenko, Tierney, Brown, Mulgrew, Roberts, Rogic, Armstrong, Griffiths. Subs: Ambrose, Kazim-Richards, Commons, Allan, Bailly, McGregor, Forrest. 

Dundee: Bain, McGinn, Gadzhalov, Etxabeguren Leanizbarrutia, Holt, Loy, Low, Ross, McGowan, Wighton, Kerr. Subs: Meggatt, Stewart, Mitchell, Hemmings, Arturo, Andrew Black, Harkins. 

Referee: John Beaton 

"We are going to have to use up a lot of energy [against Celtic]. We are playing well, there is real confidence about the squad and it's a game the players are really looking forward to. 

"We feel we can get a result against anybody..."  

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"It was disappointing to lose to Thistle last Tuesday but we bounced back with another good point in Aberdeen.

"We went back up to fourth and that just shows you how tight it is this season. People were going on about our bad run, but that happens. Now we are looking for the consistency we had before Christmas. We feel we are perfectly capable of getting back to that."  

"Saturday [the draw with St Johnstone] swung on a bad decision during a totally comfortable game. So in terms of it being a mental thing, I think people look too much into that. 

"There's no doubt it was a missed opportunity. That's why we're all frustrated. But we've been on a good run and the players deserve credit for where we are. 

"But we're always striving for more and it's wins that will get the job done for us."  

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"[Patrick Roberts] has been training well and we know what type of creative player he is. It's going to be exciting to see him. 

"This is his first start and there's been no promises that he's playing because he's coming on loan [from Manchester City]. 

"He has to show that he's good enough; he's a talented boy."  

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Will there be another twist in the title race? Have United found their best form as Kilmarnock suffer their most severe slump?

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St Johnstone: Mannus, Fisher, Shaughnessy, Anderson, Scobbie, Wotherspoon, Swanson, Davidson, Craig, Cummins, MacLean. Subs: Lappin, Doyle, Sutton, Clark, Kane, Thomson, Krachunov. 

Partick: Cerny, Miller, Lindsay, Seaborne, Booth, Amoo, Osman, Bannigan, Welsh, Lawless, Pogba. Subs: Doolan, German, Scully, Elliot, Nesbitt, Edwards, Nisbet.

Referee: Craig Thomson 

Dundee Utd: Kawashima, Donaldson, Durnan, Gunning, Spittal, Paton, Rankin, Dixon, Fraser, McKay, Sinama Pongolle. Subs: Dillon, Ofere, Erskine, Knoyle, Dow, Anier, Zwick.

Aberdeen: Brown, Logan, Taylor, Considine, Shinnie, Jack, Robson, Pawlett, McLean, McGinn, Church. Subs: Reynolds, Flood, Smith, Collin, Storie, Wright, Ross. 

Referee: Bobby Madden