Celtic blasted back five points clear at the top as Callum McGregor marked his 450th game in the Hoops with a 1-0 win over Ross County.
Rangers had piled the pressure on champions by closing the gap with a lunchtime victory at St Mirren. But the leaders wasted no time in re-establishing their authority as Alistair Johnston’s first goal of the season after just ONE minute opened the door to what ended up a more complicated victory than should have been necessary not least due to Luis Palma missing two penalties.
Celtic wore black armbands in memory of former Parkhead full-back Stuart Gray, son of Scotland and Leeds icon Eddie, who passed away after illness at the age of just 50.
And within 60 seconds of kick off they were ahead through Johnston. Liel Abada’s shot was blocked but fell perfectly for the Canadian, 20 yards out, and his rasping low shot deflected wickedly past George Wickens to squirm into the bottom corner.