Scottish Premiership Team of the Week: Hearts trio, Celtic hitman, Killie stars and Aberdeen creator - gallery

Rangers’ crumble at Rugby Park with a late 1-0 defeat to Kilmarnock, Celtic and Aberdeen both drop points for the first time this season as they played out an entertaining 2-2, while Hibs snatched defeat from the jaws of victory as they fell to an injury-time defeat against Dundee United, losing 3-2 at Tannadice. The Scottish Premiership is never boring.

Hearts put on a display in new manager Neil Critchley’s first match, taking a much-needed first three points of the season with a 4-0 hammering of St Mirren at Tynecastle, while St Johnstone comfortably swatted Ross County aside with a 3-0 in Perthshire. Elsewhere, Lyall Cameron’s first-half strike allowed Dundee to pick up their first win since September 14 away to Motherwell.

But which players that deserve the plaudits for their performances at the weekend? Who grabbed the game by the scruff of the neck to ensure their sides emerged victorious?

Here are the XI players who were the best in their position this weekend, using ratings from popular statistics website FotMob and a 4-3-3 formation, using live photos from the weekend’s matches.