Celtic warmed up for their Champions League assault by moving two points clear at the top of the Scottish Premiership after eventually breaking down a resilient Dundee at Parkhead.
All three goals came after the interval with David Turnbull’s penalty, Kyogo Furuhashi’s header and Matt O’Riley clever finish enough to put a frustrating first half to bed.
The visitors posed a decent attacking threat, with Hoops goalkeeper Joe Hart called into action to thwart Luke McCowan from point-blank range. Frontman Amadou Bakayoko also skied an effort over the crossbar from eight yards out in the closing stages.
Celtic appeared to find their groove after Turnbull’s opener and they now head into Tuesday’s Champions League opener against Feyenoord in a positive mindset.
Here’s our Celtic player ratings following the 3-0:
Unused subs: Scott Bain (GK), Odin Thiago Holm, James Forrest, Anthony Ralston.
5. Liam Scales - 7/10
Fresh from an impress Old Firm debut, the Irishman put in another assured display and may have done enough to merit a Champions League start in the Netherlands on Tuesday. | Getty Images
6. Greg Taylor - 6/10
A fairly comfortable afternoon, despite being pinned back at times as Dundee threatened. | Getty Images
7. Callum McGregor - 7/10
Played 180 minutes for Scotland during the international break but somehow found an extra boost of energy to put in another dominant performance. Assisted Kyogo for the second goal. | Getty Images
8. Matt O’Riley - 8/10
Terrific second half display after a lacklustre opening 45 mins. Sprinted into the box to score Celtic’s third goal. | Getty Images