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Match report as Celtic win 5-0 at Kilmarnock; goals from Kyogo Furuhashi (7), Jota (35), Moritz Jenz (45+1), Carl Starfelt (76) and Giorgos Giakoumakis (82) ...

It was more our responsibility and lack of willingness and resolve to deal with that situation. "We spoke about it before the game. The former Rangers striker claimed a penalty, but was instead penalised for backing in, and was booked moments later following an aerial clash with Taylor. Kyle Lafferty sent a weak effort straight at Joe Hart from 25 yards after Oli Shaw had got the better of Celtic's centre-backs, before Murray curled just beyond the far post. "I thought the quality of our goals was excellent and the quality of our general play attacking-wise was good." "So when the opposition get on the ball, when Kilmarnock had the ball today, all of a sudden Jota is ready to go when Celtic win the ball back, and they hunt in packs, there is a like a trigger - McGregor will go, then O'Riley will follow him and then the back four will come up. And keeping Jota fit and healthy between now and the end of the season could be key to a successful title defence for Postecoglou. The Portuguese grabbed 13 goals in 40 appearances in all competitions to help Celtic win the Scottish Premiership last season and he has started this campaign in a similar vein of form. That's what I'm more concerned about. It wasn't the easiest of conditions for our boys to play football both in terms of the temperature and the pitch. "There were plenty of excuses for us to just look at this game as 'three points and get up the road' but we still wanted to put on a performance and I was pleased that the players did. And it was more of the same in the second half as a relentless Celtic went in search of more goals, which duly arrived from substitutes Carl Starfelt (76) and Giorgos Giakoumakis (82) with yet another brilliant effort to round off the scoring.

Ange Postecoglou has explained why James Forrest was handed a long-term contract extension by Celtic, despite his struggles.

It goes without saying that Forrest is a Celtic legend by this point of time and has already achieved more at this club than most players ever will. Thus, it was a major surprise when Celtic decided to hand Forrest a long-term contract extension of three years. Ange Postecoglou has shed some light on the thinking process behind handing Forrest that long-term extension.

Celtic have a huge advantage in the race to sign Ross Barkley from Chelsea on loan, although other Premier League clubs are also in the running.

Players like Kevin De Bruyne and Mohamed Salah failed to break into the Blues’ first-team at one point of time. Also, Parkhead could be a spectacular place for him to rediscover some form, as the Hoops are a more dominant side than any of those five. It is safe to say that a lot of Celtic fans are not particularly excited at the idea of Barkley potentially joining Celtic.

The Hoops' victory on the road at Rugby Park sees them trump Rangers by goal difference, with both Glasgow sides having won their first three league matches.

Last week we scored late and we said we want to wear teams down. The Hoops will next play in the league against at home against Hearts on August 21, with the Old Firm derby against Rangers looming on September 3. Ange Postecoglou's Celtic have moved ahead of Rangers at the top of the Scottish Premiership after a crushing 5-0 win against Kilmarnock on Sunday.

One Celtic supporter grabbed a photo with the Australian when he was spotted savouring the sunshine near Irvine Beach towards the end of last week.

Jenz had ventured forward for the preceding corner and didn’t waste another opportunity to make his mark. The Celtic winger should have added an assist two minutes later when he broke into the area. In some phases, Postecoglou’s side knocked the ball around with typical composure. They wanted this to be a throwback to those days. Celtic were in command. McInnes and the groundstaff obviously agreed. But it became a wholly different affair. For Postecoglou and his players, it’s all about sticking in the same groove. Another three points banked. Neves Filipe (pictured) found the back of the net in the 35th minute to give Celtic a 2-0 lead Kyogo Furuhashi (pictured) opened the scoring for Celtic in the seventh minute of the match - Kyogo Furuhashi opened the scoring for The Bhoys in the seventh minute of play

Gabby Agbonlahor has claimed that Celtic's rumoured interest in Ross Barkley might be a good move for either party and as Barkley is in his prime, ...

While the Premiership may arguably be not at the same level in terms of quality as the Premier League, it wouldn’t be a surprise to see Barkley make the switch there. Only 28 and in his prime physical years, he would want to be there playing most games. It would be a good move for him, somewhere he can step it up.

Some observations from Rugby Park as Celtic rout Kilmarnock to return to the top of the league on goal difference.

He had support alongside him and would have been better served laying the ball off to someone. While that might be fanciful for the most part, it’s true they can on occasion have a direct impact – with one such example coming here at Rugby Park just before half time. McInnes’ side are not due to meet Rangers or Celtic in the league until January, when they again face them on consecutive weekends. Now Derek McInnes will be delighted to say farewell to both sides of the Old Firm after taking them on in an exacting eight-day period. It wasn’t just the depressing sound of Celtic fans belting out “sad orange b*stard!” in the direction of Derek McInnes that made you think of Steve Clarke. The Scotland manager famously waved “bye bye” to the Rangers fans after a win against them in his last game in charge of the Rugby Park club. Williamson celebrated his 61st birthday on Saturday and has returned to Scotland for a few days.

JOHN HARTSON has slammed Josip Juranovic's agent amid constant speculation linking the defender with a move away from Celtic.

"But listen, Josip Juranovic has been at the club for two minutes and his agent is linking him with clubs. "He is a really effective player when he gets forward in the box, but his agent shouldn't be touting him about like this. He has done really well, he has got in the team.

Ange hails 'first rate' Celtic as Hoops run riot in five-goal thrashing.

But the former Aberdeen boss was disappointed by his side’s defending. Last week we scored late and we said we want to wear teams down. That doesn’t discount the fact we want to start strong and put teams away early.”

The club made their signings early, by making the loan deals of Jota, Cameron Carter-Vickers and Daizen Maeda permanent, while bringing in Aaron Mooy, Alexandro ...

This transfer window is going to be pretty hectic in the last couple of weeks. “There’s one or two areas that I would like to bring in but it has to be the right sort of players. Ange Postecoglou is predicting a hectic ending to this summer transfer window though, which should excite the fans about what is to come over the next couple of weeks or so.

Celtic striker Albian Ajeti and midfielder James McCarthy are the 'only two players' who don't fit into Ange Postecoglou's system.

Ajeti, who has two years remaining on his £18,000-per-week contract, got off to a flying start in Celtic colours, bagging five goals in his opening six league games for the Hoops. “If he can burst onto the scene at the start of the season, show that he can adapt to Ange’s style of football, because I think perhaps him and McCarthy are the only two players in the first-team squad that don’t seem like they fit into the system.” However, there are still a handful of misfits who remain with Celtic’s setup, and Ajeti and McCarthy are two players who don’t appear to have a long-term future at the club under the current regime.

ROSS BARKLEY won't be heading back to Everton this season with the club reluctant to join a transfer chase for the midfielder - as Celtic continue…

This has been the case for a number of weeks now, even before Everton brought in other midfielders.— Ben Jacobs (@JacobsBen) August 14, 2022 We are definitely still active and looking at what options may be available. Lampard doesn't currently want to enter the race (along with Celtic) for Ross Barkley despite considering him earlier in the window.

They even had five different goal scorers on the day in the form of Kyogo, Jota, Moritz Jenz, Carl Starfelt and Giorgos Giakoumakis. On the other hand, a club ...

This time around, they have lost their opening two games in the Premier League, against Chelsea and Aston Villa. The Hoops have won all three of their games. Celtic have made a pretty good start to the season.

Barcelona star Alex Collado will not be joining Celtic as he has signed with Spanish side Elche on a season-long deal.

For Celtic, meanwhile, after missing out on Collado, it remains to be seen if they add another midfielder before the window shuts down. It was reported that Elche had won out in the race for the 23 year-old and Celtic were set to miss out on his signing. Celtic were interested in taking on the midfielder this summer but they had Spanish side Elche to contend with, and they were Collado’s preference.

Tony Haggerty, Sean Martin and Aidan Macdonald discuss the latest news in Monday's Celtic Briefing.

This despite an artificial pitch that was hardly conducive to free-flowing football and an opponent actively out to avoid participating in an attractive and exciting contest. Celtic put on a show to dismantle Kilmarnock 5-0 at Rugby Park on Sunday. Lessons from Celtic's Killie canter and Ross Barkley transfer 'link' - video debate special

The 27-year-old, who missed the majority of pre-season after sustaining a hamstring injury while on international duty in June, put a two-month injury spell ...

“He has worked really hard to get himself back to a position where he is available again. Credit to him, he is a really good pro. Carl has worked really hard in rehab.

Celtic moved back ahead of Rangers at the top of the Scottish Premiership on goal difference with a 5-0 thrashing of Kilmarnock on Sunday as both Moritz Je.

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Former Celtic player Frank McAvennie has said the Scottish side 'need' Ross Barkley this summer transfer window.

It would be great to get him on board. “I think he enjoys his football. It’s not like Aaron Ramsey who came from Juventus and was injured a lot, Barkley is fit.

He also added Alexandro Bernabei, Aaron Mooy, Benji Siegrist and Moritz Jenz to his Celtic squad. But he had hinted there could be another couple of incomings - ...

We are definitely still active and looking at what options may be available. "I suggest there could be some opportunities there for us and in terms of outgoings there are players who aren't getting a lot of opportunities." ANGE POSTECOGLOU has insisted Celtic are still active in the transfer market as he predicted a "pretty hectic" final few weeks of the window.

The Hoops navigated the heatwave and Rugby Park's plastic pitch to thrash Killie 5-0.

I’m embarrassed by it, but we need to dust ourselves down and hopefully by the time we play the Old Firm next time around we’re better equipped than we were today.’ ‘There were plenty of excuses for us to just look at this game as three points and get up the road but we still wanted to put on a performance and I was pleased that the players did. To the players’ credit they kept their discipline and focus and committed to our style of football.

First-half goals from Kyogo Furuhashi, Jota and Moritz Jenz, had the game all but wrapped up by half-time, and the Bhoys went into the break with a healthy ...

For example, should Celtic find themselves behind against the likes of Kilmarnock or Ross County, they have different options to introduce off the bench to try and change the end outcome. And that was no different in the Hoops’ superb display in Ayrshire on Sunday, piling the pressure on the Kilmarnock goal for the entire 90 minutes. After going three goals up just before the half-time whistle, it could have been easy for the Celtic side to take the foot off the gas and see the game out.

The 21-year-old Argentine moved to the Scottish champions from Lanus this summer for a fee of £3.75million on a five year deal.

'The stadium is just incredible. The 21-year-old was pulled over in Glasgow city centre in the early hours of Monday morning - He was pulled over in Glasgow city centre in the early hours of Monday morning

Police Scotland: A 21-year-old man was arrested in the early hours of this morning, Monday, August 15 in Glasgow City Centre. Enquiries are ongoing.

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The approach for the Everton winger could scupper the chance for Ange Postecoglou to bring Barkley north of the border.

Thomas Tuchel is keen to offload the midfielder before September 1. He failed to make his mark on loan at Aston Villa last term and with just a year left on his Chelsea deal a cut-price deal could be on the cards, with several English outlets claiming Barkley is on the Celtic Park radar. Rumours have been circulating over a potential move for the England cap north of the border with the 28-year-old failing to even win a squad number with the Blues so far this season.

Police Scotland: A 21-year-old man was arrested and charged with a road traffic offence which took place in Glasgow City Centre. He has been released on an ...

Police Scotland confirmed that a 21-year-old has been involved in a city centre incident.

Police Scotland refused to confirm details of the incident to the Daily Record amid suggestions that the arrest was in connection to a drink-driving offence. It's understood that the Argentinian - who moved to the Parkhead club in a £3.75 million deal earlier this summer - was taken to Stewart Street police station. Bernabei had been an unused substitute for Celtic during their 5-0 win over Kilmarnock in the Scottish Premiership on Sunday afternoon.

3.75m summer signing Alexandro Bernabai was take into custody on Monday morning.

A Police Scotland spokeswoman said: “A 21-year-old man was arrested in the early hours of this morning, Monday, August 15 in Glasgow City Centre. The 21-year-old Celtic ace was taken into custody in the early hours of Monday morning it has been revealed by the Daily Record. The former Lanus player was released from custody on an undertaking to appear in court at a later date.

Carl Starfelt admitted his first goal celebration for Celtic was a major release after a year trying and an injury lay-off.

"It was really nice to be back on the pitch. "It’s good because it brings up the standard in training. "It was great to have all the players celebrate with me. "It’s not only the centre-back position. "For me, it was just more of a release. I enjoyed it a lot even though it was a goal to make it 4-0.

Ange Postecoglou has admitted he hopes to add one or two new recruits to his squad before September 1.

However, the Hungarian champions are reluctant to let Mmaee leave this summer with the club pushing for the Europa League, after dropping out of the Champions League qualifiers. And the incomings don't look to be over as we edge closer to the end of the transfer window, with Postecoglou admitting he would like to add one or two players who can cover a number of different positions. He said: "I still think if we can find a player or two who can play more than one position in the way we play I think that will help us."

The reliable journalist has given an update on the situation involving Celtic and Ross Barkley, as rumours continue to swirl about a move.

And technically, he is a very good player. Celtic could actually be a very good landing spot for him. The Ross Barkley to Celtic transfer rumours have picked up pace in recent weeks.

Barcelona appear to be interested in the former Celtic player and could end up handing the Hoops a windfall due to a sell-on clause.

But if this plays through, Frimpong could bring a healthy sell-on windfall for the Hoops. The club’s current right-back, Ronald Araujo, is seen more as a central defender and Sergino Dest has been linked with a move away from Camp Nou for quite some time now. Celtic have always been very smart in negotiating sell on clauses when they let go of some of their most highly-rated players.

The Hoops were unlucky to come up against some incredible teams like Barcelona, Manchester City, PSG and Bayern Munich though, so they could not have been ...

On the other hand, the Rangers find themselves in the qualifying phase this time around. It remains to be seen if they can do any better under the management of Ange Postecoglou. European nights under the lights are always special, and this time even more so, after such a long absence.

The Swede delighted to be back after a two-month injury absence as he netted his first Celtic goal against Kilmarnock at the weekend.

“Obviously, it was nice for me to get my first minutes back after the injury and the goal was also important. I felt like I was really ready to play when I came on and it was really nice to be back on the pitch. I enjoyed it a lot even though it was a goal to make it 4-0. “For me, it was just more of a release. It was great to have all the players celebrate with me. But it was my first goal for the club, so it means something extra to me. The Swede was one of very few men not to score during last season’s successes and the effort against Killie was his first-ever in a Celtic shirt. Asked if the summer was a tough time, Starfelt said: “Absolutely. Obviously it’s always tough to be out and not be able to play. Starfelt is, of course, just happy to be back in the fold and available. “We have one game a week just now, but soon it will become two games a week for a period of months. The 27-year-old got his opportunity with new signing Moritz Jenz having to go off during the second period with an injury of his own. Starfelt has made a triumphant return from a lengthy lay-off to give boss Ange Postecoglou and his team-mates a massive boost.

Argentinian left-back Alexandro Bernabei, 21, was taken into custody on Monday morning.

It was a dream of mine to come and play in Europe. Family and friends was not an issue." The former Lanus player was released from custody on an undertaking to appear in court at a later date.

It was under the Northern Irish manager that the Hoops were transformed into the Treble-winning machine, who would go on to win twelve domestic titles on the ...

“But the number one thing for me in my life is to take on a challenge. But Rodgers does not get the credit that he deserves, simply because of the manner of his exit. Brendan Rodgers is one of the most successful managers in Celtic history.