Celtic boss Martin O’Neill avoided a fourth consecutive defeat as his side returned to the top of the Scottish Premiership with a dominant win over Motherwell.
After three losses before the international break, including two against Old Firm rivals Rangers, O’Neill declared his intention to not step down claiming that it would have been ‘poor’ to do so.
His decision was rewarded by a pummelling performance from the Hoops, with goals from Camilo Duran and Benjamin Nygren in either half enough to claim the points.
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After a barrage of shots on Alex Paulsen’s goal Benjamin Nygren finally scored Celtic’s second after a swift counter attack
The scoreline failed to show the true scale of Celtic’s dominance, with Motherwell goalkeeper Alex Paulsen making a season-high 12 saves to prevent things from getting worse for the hosts.
His heroics weren’t enough to stop the inevitable result though, as the win sees Celtic go above Rangers atop the table and O’Neill avoids the condemnation of losing four straight like the man he replaced in the dugout last season, Wilfried Nancy.
The key moments from Fir Park
9: GOAL! Camilo Duran fires Celtic ahead with low drive from outside the box.
11: OFF THE LINE! Duran denied by Longelo who clears off the line.
52: DOUBLE SAVE! Paulsen saves from full-backs Donovan and Tierney in quick succession.
57: OFF THE POST! Baur’s near post flick beats Paulsen but comes back off the woodwork.
59: GOAL! Paulsen can do nothing to stop Nygren from doubling Celtic’s lead.
61: CHANCE! Duran has carbon copy chance to Nygren, but Paulsen is on hand to stop him.
70: FINGERTIP SAVE! Another special save from Paulsen to deny McGregor.
75: SUB! Jota makes his return to action after 18 months on the sidelines.
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