Celtic clinched the first piece of silverware of the season on Sunday with a 2-1 Hampden win over Hibernian.
They will not get much time to sit back and enjoy it, with a trip to face St Mirren coming on Wednesday after Rangers moved seven points clear in the cinch Premiership.
There were also wins for Motherwell and Hearts while Livingston and Ross County drew.
Here are five things we learned from the weekend’s action.
Kyogo Furuhashi sealed Celtic’s first trophy under Ange Postecoglou with a Hampden double despite not being fully fit. The Hoops manager admitted there was no way he could have prevented the Japan international from playing despite him missing the previous two matches with a hamstring injury. “He would have snuck onto the bus and snuck onto the field at some point without me seeing,” he said.
No fairy tale for David Gray
Kyogo Furuhashi ruined David Gray’s dream (Jane Barlow/PA)
The former Hibernian skipper’s hero status in Leith was already secure following his 2016 Scottish Cup final winner but there was no dream double for the caretaker manager, who was on the verge of joining Eddie Turnbull in a one-man group of people who have won major silverware with the Hibees as player and manager.
Motherwell midfielder Dean Cornelius marked his first league start at Fir Park with an excellent goal, his first for the club. It was a special moment for the 20-year-old boyhood Motherwell fan.
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It’s no Joker for Jason Cummings
Jason Cummings’ future is uncertain (Andrew Milligan/PA)
The Dundee striker was absent from their 1-0 defeat by Hearts after being sent home on Friday for being “unfit to train” following an appearance on stage dressed as the Batman villain in Glasgow the previous night. Manager James McPake, who only had 13 first-team players at his disposal, described his former Hibernian team-mate’s actions as “completely unacceptable” and warned of disciplinary action.
Tannadice teenagers provide Rangers manager’s toughest test
Seven academy graduates involved in today’s clash with Rangers at Ibrox, including 16-year-old Craig Moore who made his @dundeeunitedfc debut and Darren Watson who earned his first start 👏🏻— Our Academy (@DUFCAcademy) December 18, 2021
Covid-hit Dundee United had four teenagers starting, including 16-year-old debutant Craig Moore but they were only beaten by a 71st-minute penalty following a handball. The visitors almost snatched an Ibrox point when 18-year-old Darren Watson headed against the bar in stoppage time. It was Giovanni Van Bronckhorst’s sixth win from six league games but he admitted he was not satisfied with the performance.
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