O'Neill wary of dropped points as games run out for Celtic

Martin O'Neill is aiming to win his fourth Scottish top-flight title as Celtic manager Martin O'Neill believes Celtic would have to pull off "a difficult comeback" to win the Scottish Premiership if they drop any more points, but he says it would be "not impossible". The defending champions are third with seven fixtures remaining - two points behind Rangers and five adrift of leaders Hearts. "We have the belief," said interim manager O'Neill before Sunday's visit to Dundee.

"Do I have the belief in the team? Absolutely. The team have belief in themselves as well.

"If we started to drop a lot of points there, either two in a draw or a defeat, I think, with the games running out, that would be a difficult comeback - not impossible. " Is Scottish Premiership title race set for fresh twist? Visit our Celtic page for all the latest news, analysis and fan views Celtic have yet to pick up a league point in Dundee this season.

In October, they lost at Dens Park for the first time since 1988, while Dundee United beat them for a second time at Tannadice last time out. That took the champions' total of league defeats to eight, double last term's total and five more than the campaign before. By the time Celtic kick off (16:30 BST), Rangers will have hosted Dundee United on Saturday (15:00) and Hearts will have played their game away to Livingston earlier on Sunday (14:00).