Celtic blow away United in document away league win

Celtic humiliated Dundee United to climb again to the highest of the Scottish Premiership to win an unimaginable record-breaking league.

Hat-tricks from Kygo Furuhashi and Lil Abada blew up their hosts at Tannadis, with Jota, Josip Juranovic and Karl Starfelt additionally scoring.

That means Celtic are two factors away from Rangers on the pinnacle of the Premiership, whereas the facet have now misplaced 5 on spin from Jack Ross, who has been anchored on the backside with a solitary level from the opening day.

Celtic took quarter-hour to open the scoring, tearing United aside on a number of events. Abada cut up the house protection with a by ball, discovering Jota, whose cross was met by an unmarked Kyogo.

Karljohan Eriksson made some nice saves then, however his afternoon would solely go downhill from there. The second aim was most likely the decide of the bunch, with Kygo curling the primary try from 25 yards straight into the highest nook.

Matt O’Riley teamed up with Abada to make third, as soon as once more discovering Kyogo – whom Dundee had the freedom to take his hat-trick.

There was nonetheless time for the fourth within the first half. Another faucet, this time for Jota, who might go offside.

The half-time whistle was a sigh of aid for United, if just for quarter-hour. Abada acquired their first quickly after the restart when, once more, Celtic ruthlessly minimize off their hosts. Jota discovered O’Reilly who crossed for the winger so as to add fifth.

The sixth was humorous. Celtic’s free-kick routine resulted in O’Reilly drilling the ball right into a sloping Rio Hatchet, however the ball returned to his teammate Josip Juranovic after which went from the sting of the field to the underside nook.

Hettet set the following aim, this time deliberately. Once once more, Celtic drove by a gaping United protection, with the Japanese midfielder squared off to complete off Abada with ease.

The Israeli scored his hat-trick when he reached the top of substitute Daizen Maeda’s deflected cross to sink Eriksson together with his remaining contact of the sport.

Not glad with the eight, defender Starfeld entered the act, nodding right into a nook to interrupt a document that has stood for 34 years – after they beat the Hamilton Axis 8-0 at dwelling.

Man of the Match – Matt O’Reilly

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Ange Postecoglu stated earlier than kick-off that when Celtic are at their finest, they’re arduous to cease. Maybe he is promoting his crew brief.

Time and time once more his facet opened up a punchy United protection that seemed shell-shocked, scoring eight objectives in an hour of soccer.

Some build-up play as Celtic was virtually harmful in direction of the field, so was the inevitability of a aim.

They have been untouchable, unhappy, irresistible. United have been warned that that is what Celtic might do when Kilmarnock have been equally ousted. He did not concentrate.

Twenty one objectives in 5 matches. The league season document is 116.

What will occur subsequent?

Both sides are in midweek League Cup motion because the competitors reaches the Round of 16. United travels to Livingston, whereas Celtic travels north to Ross County (each at 19:45 BST).