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A big week in Scottish sport, which has included World Cup draws in football and rugby union, ends with the top two going head-to-head in the Premiership.

Only goal difference separates leaders Heart of Midlothian and reigning champions Celtic, who start life under a new manager.

Whereas Wilfried Nancy at first would have been expecting to take charge of a Celtic team needing refreshed after Brendan Rodgers' departure, the Frenchman's mindset will now need to turn to carrying on the good work of interim manager Martin O'Neill in the five weeks since.

It was a 3-1 defeat by Sunday's opponents, as Hearts enjoyed a sixth straight victory and inflicted a third loss in five for Celtic, that proved to be the final straw for Rodgers.

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It's not time for a new era at Celtic – and the games don't come much bigger for incoming boss Wilfried Nancy.

League leaders Hearts come to town as they look to pull away from the Scottish champions once again – having been hauled back by Martin O'Neill during his interim tenure.

At one stage, Derek McInnes' men held a nine-point lead over the Hoops but after just one win from their last six games they are level on points at the top of the table.

O'Neill's eight wins from nine games have put Nancy on the road to success but the Jambos will be no pushovers. The comfortably put Celtic to the sword at Tynecastle back in October amid their surge to the summit.

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Never has a Celtic manager's first game in charge been as crucial as Wilfried Nancy's.

The Frenchman, who signed a two-and-a-half-year deal at Parkhead midweek to officially take over from interim boss Martin O'Neill, will be thrown straight in at the deep end tomorrow afternoon as his side welcomes William Hill Premiership leaders Heart of Midlothian to the east end of Glasgow.

Just three goals separate Celtic and Derek McInnes' men at the top of the table.

"It's a big game," said Nancy. "It's a big game for everyone. But you're going to say, 'Yeah, Wilfried likes to talk and so on'. But for me, each game is a big game because I want to compete in each game.

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