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Scottish Premiership: Nancy’s Celtic slump to fifth defeat as Said inspires Motherwell

Motherwell's Stephen O'Donnell (second from right) is congratulated by his teammates after his cross was headed in by Ibrahim Said for the first goal. teve Welsh/PAMotherwell's Stephen O'Donnell (second from right) is congratulated by his teammates after his cross was headed in by Ibrahim Said for the first goal. teve Welsh/PAScottish Premiership: Nancy’s Celtic slump to fifth defeat as Said inspires MotherwellIbrahim Said and Elliot Watt score in 2-0 winRangers six points off top after beating St Mirren 2-1Motherwell piled the pressure back on the Celtic manager, Wilfried Nancy, as goals from Ibrahim Said and Elliot Watt completed a 2-0 win at Fir Park. The visitors’ hopes of hauling level with the Premiership leaders, Hearts, were hit when Said headed home his first Motherwell goal before Watt capitalised on a mistake from Kasper Schmeichel to seal victory.

Scottish Premiership: Nancy’s Celtic slump to fifth defeat as Said inspires Motherwell

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Key Highlights

  • Motherwell’s win was their first against Celtic for 10 years and consigns Nancy to his fifth defeat in his first four weeks in charge. Nancy insists he is confident he can turn around his Celtic tenure.
  • He said: “I’m confident with where we want to go.
  • This was a tough game.
  • But I think that we’re going to get better.”Rangers moved within six points of Hearts as goals from Thelo Aasgaard and Emmanuel Fernandez gave Danny Rohl’s men a 2-1 win over St Mirren at Ibrox.
  • Jack Butland saved a penalty from Marcus Fraser, the visitors’ captain, in the 75th minute before Mikael Mandron pulled a goal back late on. Dundee United cruised back into the top six with a 3-1 win at the bottom club, Livingston.
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