There were big wins for Rangers, Hibs and Hearts in the Scottish Premiership this weekend as the trio disposed of Dundee, Aberdeen and St Johnstone respectively, while Dundee United become the first team to stop Celtic from scoring this season as they picked up a well deserved 0-0 draw at Tannadice.
Hearts and Hibs’ wins took them off the foot as the table as they leapfrogged Ross County, who were beaten 2-1 by 10-men St Mirren at Dingwall. Elsewhere, Stuart Kettlewell’s Motherwell side picked up a valiant point at home to Kilmarnock despite a controversial red card for Dan Casey for Fir Park.
But who were the player that stood out at the weekend? Who grabbed the game by the scruff of the neck and won the game for their team?
Here are the XI players who were rated as the league’s best performing players this weekend, using player ratings from popular statistics website FotMob and a 4-3-3 formation, complete with live photos from the weekend’s matches.
9. RW: Vaclav Cerny - Rangers
Yet another inclusion in team of the weekend for the Czech winger, after his goal proved vital to Rangers in their 1-0 win over Dundee. Rated at 8.0 for his performance, Cerny created one chance, was dispossessed just once and had a 100% shot accuracy rate during the game. | SNS Group
10. LW: Topi Keskinen - Aberdeen
While Aberdeen were disappointing in the 3-1 defeat to Hibs, the Finnish forward put in a good performance. Rated at 8.3 for his performance, he scored the games opening goal, won 100% of his tackles and created three chances. | SNS Group
11. CF: Martin Boyle - Hibs
A fine display in the 3-1 over Aberdeen saw the Hibees hitman roll back the years, picking up two assists and the crucial third goal. Rated at 9.1 for his display, where he created three chances, a 100% successful dribble rate and won 100% of his tackles. | SNS Group