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Scottish Premiership: Rangers, Celtic, Aberdeen, Hibs, St Johnstone feature in team of the week

Rangers beat Hearts 4-0; Celtic won 2-1 at home to Motherwell; Aberdeen beat Kilmarnock 4-1; Hibs won 2-0 at Ross County; St Johnstone beat Dundee United 2-1; St Mirren won 2-1 at home to Livingston

Ryan Porteous, Stevie May, Antonio Colak
Image: Ryan Porteous, Stevie May, Antonio Colak all feature in the Scottish Premiership team of the week.

It was another action-packed weekend in the Scottish Premiership with wins for Rangers, Celtic, Aberdeen, Hibs, St Johnstone and St Mirren.

Celtic remain two points clear at the top of the table after a 2-1 win over Motherwell and have one player in the best XI.

Rangers take three places after they eased to a 4-0 win away at Hearts, live on Sky Sports.

A 2-1 win at Dundee United sees three St Johnstone players make the cut, while Aberdeen have two representatives after their impressive victory over Kilmarnock.

Hibs take the final two places after their recorded a third straight win in the Scottish Premiership with victory at Ross County.

Here, WhoScored.com take a look at the five best-rated players to make the team of the week...

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5. Ryan Porteous (Hibernian) - 8.31 rating

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Highlights of the Scottish Premiership match between Ross County and Hibernian.

Ryan Porteous scored his first league goal of the season in Hibs' 2-0 win at Ross County on Saturday as he earned a rating of 8.31, his best in a Scottish Premiership match in the 2022/23 campaign. To go with his goal, the 23-year-old also made four clearances and two tackles to help his side to all the spoils with a clean sheet.

4. Martin Boyle (Hibernian) - 8.53 rating

Hibs' Martin Boyle made it 2-0 at Ross County
Image: Hibs' Martin Boyle made it 2-0 at Ross County

Remaining at the Global Energy Stadium, Martin Boyle won the WhoScored.com man of the match award for Hibs on Saturday as he earned a rating of 8.53. Boyle scored with 10 minutes to play, netting with one of three shots, and he was unfortunate not to add an assist having made four key passes. An additional three tackles capped a fine display.

3. Antonio Colak (Rangers) - 8.81 rating

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Highlights of the Scottish Premiership match between Hearts and Rangers.

Rangers maintained the two-point gap between themselves and league leaders Celtic with a resounding 4-0 win over Hearts on Saturday. Antonio Colak scored goals number seven and eight for the season in Saturday's early kick-off, as he found a way past Craig Gordon with both efforts on goal. The summer arrival also won three aerial duels and made two tackles to feature in the team of the week with a rating of 8.81.

2. Ryan Kent (Rangers) - 8.91 rating

Ryan Kent scored Rangers' fourth goal at Hearts
Image: Ryan Kent scored Rangers' fourth goal at Hearts

Ryan Kent earned the WhoScored.com man-of-the-match award in Rangers' win at Hearts as he returned a rating of 8.91. Kent followed up his early assist for Colak's opener with a goal of his own in second-half injury time, those coming from respective returns of two key passes and three shots. On top of that, the 25-year-old also completed three dribbles to make the cut on the left.

1. Stevie May (St. Johnstone) - 9.03 rating

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Highlights of the Scottish Premiership match between Dundee United and St Johnstone.

With a rating of 9.03, Stevie May is the WhoScored.com Scottish Premiership player of the week. May scored St Johnstone's opener in the 15th minute and then turned provider for Melker Hallberg with five minutes of the first half to go, those coming from respective returns of two shots and two key passes. The 29-year-old also made a first-half clearance off the line to partner Colak on the frontline in the team of the week.

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