Do Dundee United currently have the best midfield three in the Scottish Premiership? With a man called Zidane at the heart of it all? That was the question being posed after Jim Goodwin's side stretched their unbeaten run to six games with a hard-earned 2-2 draw that prevented Celtic stretching their lead at the top of the table.
United have slipped to fifth thanks to city rivals Dundee's 3-1 victory over Kilmarnock and the Irishman was left disappointed his side had failed to win at Celtic Park for the first time in 52 games stretching back to 1992. But Goodwin, Celtic counterpart Martin O'Neill and the BBC pundits were full of praise for how they gave the reigning champions a fright and continue to impress. Leaders Celtic come from behind to draw with in-form Dundee Utd Latest Dundee Utd news, analysis and fan views The midfield trio of Zidane Iqbal, Lyall Cameron and Dylan Tait controlled the first half for United before the half-time introduction of wingers Jota and Haissem Hassan turned the game in Celtic's favour.
On BBC Radio Scotland's Sportsound, chief sports writer Tom English asked "whether Dundee United have the best midfield three in Scotland right now". Former United wing-back Allan Preston enthused: "[Zac] Sapsford on the goal trail again and the guys in the middle of the park are great," he said. "Iqbal in that first half especially was pulling the strings and Celtic couldn't get near him.
"Iqbal is like a watch battery. He keeps everything ticking. He sits off and just passes it from side to side.
Very rarely gives the ball way. I was actually surprised when they took him off." Goodwin hailed his side's "composure" and former United midfielder Scott Allan suggested Iraq international Iqbal - a former Manchester United youth signed from Utrecht - is "at the heart of that", along with Tait and on-loan Rangers man Cameron. "They have three footballers in there all on the same wavelength," he said on Sportscene.
"When you're at Celtic Park, you have to have guys who can stay on the ball and what I like about them all is they are not in a hurry to move the ball. "They are happy just to wait for the pressure to come and move it from one side to the other. They were really brave with great quality in that first half.
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