Celtic comfortably defeated Dundee United 2-0, increasing their lead at the top of the William Hill Premiership. The match saw nostalgic celebrations from Celtic fans with tributes to former players.
Goals from Daizen Maeda and Reo Hatate secured a 2-0 victory for Celtic against Dundee United in the William Hill Premiership . The win extended Celtic 's lead to 16 points over their rivals, Rangers, who face Dundee at Dens Park on Thursday. Maeda opened the scoring in the first half, while Hatate sealed the victory in the 83rd minute. Despite a more competitive second half from Dundee United , Celtic ultimately controlled the match.
The game was notable for the Celtics fans singing nostalgic songs about former players and manager Martin O'Neill, including tributes to Artur Boruc, Mikael Lustig, Billy McNeil, Charlie Mulgrew, Tommy Burns, Victor Wanyama, Jimmy Johnstone, Scott Sinclair, Jota, Odsonne Edouard, and Henrik Larsson.
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