Celtic mark Scottish Premiership coronation with 5-0 rout of Aberdeen

Celtic turned on the style in their final league game but the title party was tinged with concern for the fitness of Kyogo Furuhashi and Alistair Johnston after the pair were injured in a 5-0 win over Aberdeen.

Furuhashi went off after scoring twice in five first-half minutes to consolidate his place at the top of the Premiership goalscoring charts. The Japan international came off worse in a 50-50 with the Aberdeen goalkeeper, Kelle Roos, and limped off five minutes into the second half, despite initially trying to play on.

Johnston was making his comeback from the heavy leg knock he suffered during Celtic’s Scottish Cup semi-final win over Rangers and he went down holding his leg before making way in the 64th minute.

Carl Starfelt grabbed his first goal at Parkhead and substitute Oh Hyeon-gyu scoreed twice before the team collected the Premiership trophy.

Ange Postecoglou’s champions emerged to a guard of honour from Aberdeen, who clinched third place and a European spot in midweek and will be guaranteed group-stage football if Celtic win the cup. Liel Abada made a lively start, before making way for James Forrest at half-time, and Celtic looked to have rediscovered the intensity missing since they won the title at Tynecastle.

Furuhashi missed two chances and Starfelt’s header was well saved by Roos before Greg Taylor’s pass set the forward up to finish into the top corner in the 27th minute. The PFA Scotland Player of the Year scored his 27th Premiership goal of the season – three ahead of the Hearts captain, Lawrence Shankland, and Motherwell’s striker Kevin van Veen, who has one game left. Roos spilled Callum McGregor’s curling effort and Furuhashi reacted quickest to knock the rebound home.

Furuhashi was not far