Five-star Celtic clinches title at Dundee United
Celtic clinched its fourth consecutive Scottish Premiership title with a commanding 5-0 away victory over Dundee United.
Brendan Rodgers' side needed only a point to confirm top spot in the first game after the league split, with Nicolas Kuhn and substitute Adam Idah both scoring twice in their stunning victory.
United had a couple of half-chances early on before Celtic took control and found its breakthrough half an hour in.
Arne Engels curled a corner into the far post, and Jota's pressure on Ryan Strain saw the defender divert Liam Scales's nod down into his own net.
Just eight minutes later, Kuhn got his first of the game, finishing off a lightning-quick counter-attack by volleying Daizen Maeda's cross into the roof of the net.
His second came in first-half stoppage-time. Maeda fizzed a low cross in from the left this time, and Kuhn was unmarked on the penalty spot to guide it past the wrong-footed Jack Walton.
Even with a three-goal advantage, Celtic went straight on the attack in the second half, netting their fourth just two minutes after the restart. Idah, a first-half replacement for Jota, was unmarked to nod in Alistair Johnston's byline cross.
Idah then rounded off the visitors' five-star performance 11 minutes later; while off-balance, he latched on to Callum McGregor's reverse pass to slot a low shot into the bottom-left corner.
Kasper Schmeichel was forced into action to protect his clean sheet late on.
Kristijan Trapanovski raced in behind Celtic's defence, but in a one-on-one situation, the goalkeeper stretched to push his strike away.
Celtic's latest title has been coming for a long time, with this win moving them 18 points clear of rival Rangers, which only has five matches left to play.
It has been crowned the Scottish champion for the 13th time in the past 14 seasons, failing to lift the trophy only in 2020-2021 during this period.
