Celtic are a sight to Marvel at against DC as O'Riley proves the superhero and a new star is born – 5 talking points

Celtic fans gave a warm welcome to Kasper Schmeichel – and are praying there won't be a fond farewell to their other great Dane after a 4-0 romp over DC United, writes Michael Gannon in the American capital.

The new keeper hopped off the plane to watch the Hoops dish out capital punishment to DC United in a comfortable win that could have been much more. And it was his Denmark teammate Matt O’Riley who stole the show with a first half double before the returning Scotland squad men who rounded off a solid night’s work as Brendan Rodgers’s side went through the gears at the Audi Field.

In-demand O’Riley – who has a host of teams on his case – was a cut above and then James Forrest showed why so many folk couldn’t believe the snub he got from national boss Steve Clarke at the Euros with a sensational assist for Mikey Johnston and then a goal himself. Johnson also missed a penalty late on but young full backs Matthew Anderson and Colby Donovan took their big chance to impress while wingman Nicolas Kuhn and Luis Palma also looked sharp.

There were fireworks before the game as the MLS outfit rolled out the red carpet. But it might have been easier to play on one instead of the bumpy pitch out there. It didn’t hold Celtic back from producing a slick display though and Rodgers will have been thrilled to get more minutes in the legs ahead of tasty challenges against Man City and Chelsea this week. It took a while for the Audi Field to fill up but once the bars emptied and the seats were taken, the 18,000 crowd were given a decent show.

Local legend Stephen Birnbaum made his farewell – after being subbed just 15 seconds in. Once his sent off was sorted, Celtic got stuck in and could have been ahead early on with Nicholas Kuhn,