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Celtic have yet to pick up a league point in Dundee this season.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

That took the champions’ total of league defeats to eight, double last term’s total and five more than the campaign before.<\/p>\n

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).<\/p>\n

“Psychologically, there’s an advantage to playing early if you go and get your results,” O’Neill said. “If you don’t, it opens the way for you.<\/p>\n

“I’m hoping that between now and the end of the season, it might work in reverse.<\/p>\n

“You just have to try and take care of your own game that you are supposedly in control of.”<\/p>\n

O’Neill gave an update on injured players Arne Engels and Julian Araujo.<\/p>\n

“It’s a thigh,” O’Neill said of right-back Araujo, who has returned to parent club Bournemouth for treatment. “He’s doing fine in recovery, now. We expect to see him back, hopefully in the not too distant future.<\/p>\n

“Arne’s come back now. We’ll see. Each day it’s a good day for him, he’s trained most of the week. We’ll just keep any eye on things at this minute. We couldn’t rule him out or in for Sunday.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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