Celtic beat Hearts 4-1; Rangers won 2-0 at home to Dundee Utd; Motherwell won 1-0 at Ross County; St Mirren beat bottom side Dundee 2-0; it was 1-1 between Hibs and Aberdeen and Livingston and St Johnstone
Monday 9 May 2022 19:28, UK
Celtic all but secured the Scottish Premiership title with an impressive 4-1 win at home to Hearts while Rangers showed no sign of tiredness after their Europa League victory as they eased to victory against Dundee Utd.
It is the champions elect who dominate the WhoScored.com Scottish Premiership team of the week with four players making the best XI.
The title may be out of Rangers' reach but they impressed again at the weekend and are represented by three players.
St Mirren and Aberdeen, who are both clear of danger, and Aberdeen make up the rest of the team.
Here, WhoScored.com take a look at the five best rated players to make the team of the week as the Scottish Premiership nears a conclusion...
Amad Diallo (7.95) pips Jota (7.92) to the right wing spot in the Scottish Premiership team of the week having impressed off the bench in Rangers' 2-0 win over Dundee United. The 19-year-old replaced Scott Wright at the break and did enough to secure the WhoScored.com man of the match award as he hit the back of the net with one of three shots. On top of that, Diallo also completed three dribbles and made three key passes to cap a fine cameo.
After a 4-1 win over Hearts, the Scottish Premiership title is in Celtic's grasp. Left-back Greg Taylor played a key role in the resounding home victory on Saturday as he provided the assist for Matt O'Riley's first and Celtic's third midway through the second half. That assist came from one of three key passes, while Hearts struggled to get down their right flank as Taylor made three tackles and three interceptions to return a rating of 8.22.
David Bates netted his first league goal of the season as Aberdeen played out a 1-1 draw with Hibs at Easter Road. The centre-back was proactive at the back for the Dons, making five interceptions, four clearances and three tackles to help Aberdeen to a positive result in the capital, while four aerial duels won saw the 25-year-old land a rating of 8.23.
Back to Celtic's 4-1 win over Hearts as Matt O'Riley earned the WhoScored.com man of the match award with a rating of 8.42. O'Riley scored Celtic's third, beating Craig Gordon with one of five shots, and he broke forward from deep well, completing all three attempted dribbles to mark one of his best rated performances in a Celtic shirt.
With a rating of 8.62, St Mirren striker Curtis Main is the WhoScored.com Scottish Premiership player of the week. The 29-year-old has scored just the once this season, that coming in the second half of St Mirren's 2-0 win over Dundee on Saturday as he got the better of Harrison Sharp with one of three shots. Main also won five aerial duels and was unfortunate not to add an assist as he created two goal scoring chances in the home victory.
