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Tannadice striker David Goodwillie drove the visitors into the lead in the sixth minute but Parkhead striker Scott McDonald equalised in the 17th minute when he headed in a Danny Fox free-kick from close range.

United midfielder Scott Robertson was sent off three minutes from the end after picking up the second of his two yellow cards for a foul on Celtic substitute Georgios Samaras but the Hoops could not find a winner and remain behind their Ibrox rivals on goal difference.

Dundee United stormed into a sixth-minute lead when Prince Buaben got the break of the ball in a tussle with Hoops' skipper Gary Caldwell and his cross found Goodwillie, who turned inside Celtic's Dutch defender Glenn Loovens and hammered a right-footed drive high in to the net past Artur Boruc.

Celtic struggled to get in to their stride but nerves were calmed somewhat in the 17th minute by McDonald as he evaded the visitors' defence to head home Fox's free-kick.

United threatened for the first time since their goal in the 39th minute when Buaben robbed Landry N'Guemo in midfield before setting up Danny Cadamarteri inside the box but his angled-shot from 16 yards was well held by Boruc.

At the other end moments later, United's back-tracking midfielder Danny Swanson did well to clear a Shaun Maloney cut-back before it found McDonald six yards from goal.

Craig Levein's men had rallied by the time the interval arrived and they had a chance to regain the lead four minutes after the break. Goodwillie again left Loovens for dead inside the penalty area with a smart turn but Fox intervened by clearing for a corner before the United striker could get his shot away.

Sensing his side needed a boost Mowbray brought on Samaras for N'Guemo in the 58th minute and a minute later the Greece international headed Brown's cross past United keeper Nicky Weaver only to see the goal controversially ruled offside.

In the 81st minute it was Fox again who had to prevent Cadamarteri getting his shot in from 12 yards after the United striker had been set up by Goodwillie. Three minutes from the end Robertson, booked earlier, picked up a second yellow card for a foul on Samaras.