Celtic have kept up the pressure on rivals Rangers at the top of the Scottish Premiership table ahead of this weekend’s clash between the two sides at Ibrox.
Neil Lennon’s men were dominant from the off against Dundee United at Celtic Park, scoring twice in the first period thanks to long distance efforts from Ismaila Soro and David Turnbull.
United passed up a couple of opportunities to make it interesting after the break with Marc McNulty and Nicky Clark going close.
However, the game was killed off with 15 minutes remaining as Odsonne Edouard managed to bag his first Scottish Premiership goal from open play since the first game of the season.
Player ratings scale - 10: One of best performances you've seen. 9: Outstanding. 8: Very good. 7: Good. 6: Average. 5: Poor, 4: Very poor. 3: Terrible day at office. 2: Abysmal. 1: One of worst performances you've seen.
1. GK - Vasilis Barkas - 6
Got himself an early comfortable save from a Lawrence Shankland header and generally looked more assured than previous performances. Photo: Alan Harvey - SNS Group
2. DR - Jeremie Frimpong - 8
His final ball let him down at times but he was a constant menace down the right and unlucky not to get an assist. Photo: Craig Foy - SNS Group
3. DC - Kristoffer Ajer - 7
The Norwegian did his usual charging out of defence, though on occasion at 2-0 he left some gaps open behind him. Otherwise solid. Photo: Craig Foy - SNS Group
4. DC - Christopher Jullien - 5
Deserves credit for putting his body on the line to clear the ball - and hopefully his injury isn't severe - but he looked quite unsteady for a lot of his 47 minutes on the park. Photo: Craig Williamson - SNS Group