If, before a ball had been kicked this term, you had offered Dundee United the chance to be unbeaten after three Premiership games – they would have bitten your hand off.

United have together a record of two draws and a win so far, but no one will be getting carried away despite the solid start to life back in the top division.

The next few weeks could prove to be a real litmus test on just how Jim Goodwin’s side are likely to get on this term.

Three of their next four league matches are on the road, starting with this weekend’s trip to Hearts.

The one home game in that sequence sees Rangers head to Tannadice in the middle of next month.

So a potentially bruising run of games.

But if they can build on the early-season promise and emerge from those matches with a healthy haul of points, it would suggest this has the potential to be a very good season for Goodwin’s men.