Celtic missed the chance to widen the point's gap at the top of the SPL as they threw away a two goal home advantage to draw 2-2 with Dundee United. Georgios Samaras scored in the 12th and 57th minutes to give the champions what looked like to be a comfortable lead.

But Paul Dixon reduced the deficit on the hour mark and substitute Warren Feeney grabbed a dramatic 77th-minute equaliser.

Bhoys chief Gordon Strachan claims his side stopped playing "common-sense football" after scoring their second goal.

He said: "I was happy with the chances we made in the first half, and if there is anything we regret, it's that we didn't take them.

"We didn't start the second half very well but we got the second goal.

"I thought we could have got through with commonsense football but we didn't play common-sense football, as you saw.

"And from being 2-0 down, United got a goal from nothing.

"It was a lovely free-kick but I think you will all agree that we had three chances to clear it.

"They got re-energised and played very well after that.

"But, whatever way you look at it, the secret of football is being able to pass the ball to each other and we didn't do that as well as we did in the first half."