Celtic crumbled in front of the Yellow Wall but this time they smashed through a brick one in the Highlands. Nicolas Kuhn’s late hammer blow bagged all three points when it looked like resilient Ross County were going to pull off the kind of rugged defensive display the Hoops could have done with a few days earlier in Dortmund.
Brendan Rodgers’ men struggled to shake their Champions League hangover and the Staggies came closer than anyone to ending Celtic’s 100 per cent record.
But a touch of quality and a whole lot of desire ensured the Parkhead men made a breakthrough after an afternoon banging their head against a wall.
And it’s another reason why this side are going to take some shifting this season. Celtic were miles off their best. The shellshock from the seven-goal battering by Borussia was still apparent in a low-key opening period when County sat tight and then sprung a surprise when Liam Scales was caught on camera using an arm to divert Michee Efete’s cross.