Ange Postecoglou salutes Celtic players after ‘amazing’ title triumph

An overwhelmed Ange Postecoglou savoured an “unbelievable” triumph after his Celtic side regained the cinch Premiership title following their 1-1 draw away to Dundee United.

The Hoops boss appeared to be slightly emotional as he reflected on a glorious first season in Scotland. The Australian was appointed in June in the wake of a campaign in which the Hoops finished 25 points adrift of Rangers.

In a stunning turnaround, they have now reclaimed the crown from their Europa League final-bound city rivals with a game to spare.

“Fair to say it’s overwhelming,” said Postecoglou. “I’m just really proud of the players and staff. We started so far back in terms of a starting point so to end up where we are is an unbelievable achievement.

“The club had a difficult year without success. Even worse the fans couldn’t do what they love the most. I knew this year would be a pretty important year. As much as steadying the ship, we had to put down a marker for the fans and make an impact. The fact we’ve ended up champions is pretty amazing.”

Postecoglou feels Celtic have managed to fit so much into this campaign after recovering from a poor start in which they won only three of their first seven league games during a period of transition to subsequently embark on a 31-game unbeaten run.

“I’ve said downstairs (to the players), it feels like two seasons in one,” he said. “We’ve jammed in a rebuild season and a season of success.

“I came with the best intentions, I’m a pretty ambitious guy but I knew it would be a tough ask because I knew our starting point and the opposition. After round seven you look where we were and now to be 31 games undefeated has been unbelievable.”

United manager Tam Courts was delighted after the point his side