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.
13. Gustaf Lagerbielke (SUB) - 4/10
The £3million Swedish defender lost his place to Phillips but slotted in again fairly seamlessly alongside Scales in the second half. | Getty Images
14. Reo Hatate (SUB) - 6/10
Back from a recent injury absence to replace Turnbull with half an hour left to play. His eye for a pass is a joy to watch and made an impressive impact Photo: Paul Devlin - SNS Group
15. Luis Palma (SUB) - 4/10
Given a 30 minute run out, the Honduran will aim to build on a tidy debut. Displayed some nice touches and there should be a lot more to come. Photo: Paul Devlin - SNS Group
16. Oh Hyeon-gyu (SUB) - 4/10
On for Kyogo after 68 mins to make his latest cameo and adds a new dimension to Celtic’s attack. Can be a crucial weapon against tiring opposition Photo: Craig Williamson - SNS Group