Celtic sicken Derek McInnes as Nicolas Kuhn shows wasteful Kilmarnock how to do it – 3 talking points

Man of the moment Nicolas Kuhn floored Kilmarnock with another stunning strike as Celtic showed another side to their game in a gutsy 2-0 win at Rugby Park.

Derek McInnes could barely believe his eyes when the mercurial German turned home in the 71st minute to double up Callum McGregor's opener in first half stoppage time. The Killie boss kicked every ball and was left hunched over and angry by a series of near misses. But Celtic, way below their best, were able to ride the storm and secure another three points which sees them replace title rivals Aberdeen at the Premiership summit.

Tempers were raised before a ball was kicked as Kilmarnock punters let the travelling support have it at the conclusion of a fractured minute's silence with those in the away section booing, chanting and disrupting the Remembrance Sunday pause for respect. Broadcasters Sky aired an instant apology as anger filled the air at kick-off.

Kilmarnock were at it from the off and showed signs of their intent from the off. Marley Watkins passed up a golden chance which crashed off the post but there were a series of near misses for the hosts in a game they reckoned was there for the taking. Celtic weren't without their own threats, of course, with Adam Idah and Nicolas Kuhn passing up gilt-edged opportunities.

But deep in the second half, with Celtic leading thanks to McGregor's strike, Kilmarnock were cursing their luck when Matty Kennedy fired his big chance too close to Kasper Schmeichel. He was gutted, and so was his manager, as his slaloming run went unrewarded. And, despite their below-par efforts, there was no shock when Kuhn raced through, minutes after being denied by McCrorie, and reached double figures in a season where he is establishing