PERTH, SCOTLAND - SEPTEMBER 28: Celtic's Callum McGregor (centre) celebrates scoring to make it 4-0 during a William Hill Scottish Premiership match between St Johnstone and Celtic at McDiarmid Park, on September 28, 2024, in Perth, Scotland. (Photo by Ross MacDonald/SNS Group via Getty Images)
It took the ground level coverage of Celtic’s 6-0 win over St Johnstone to fully appreciate the pace and movement of the table toppers.
As the fans chanted about putting on the style the players took that message to hear to sweep St Johnstone aside.
With Borussia Dortmund to be faced three days later it would have been understandable if Brendan Rodgers’ side had cruised at some stage, instead they were relentless as they chased goals from all angles and sources.
Two opportunist striker finishes in the first half from Kyogo Furuhashi either side of another goal from Paulo Bernardo finished the match as a contest but there was no letting up.
Callum McGregor popped in his fourth goal of the season to set the standard after the break, in the 72nd minute he was joined by Daizen Maeda who had had the opening goal controversially denied by VAR.
The real stamp of the Rodgers way came through the sixth goal which ended with Adam Idah slotting the ball into the net after exquisite work between Alex Valle and Luke McCowan.
Six matches into the news season Celtic have full points with no goals conceded, next up is a trip to Ross County on Sunday, a huge contrast with Tuesday’s Champions League trip to face Borussia Dortmund.
