Celtic trio alert Ange Postecoglou with blistering show as Kenny, Johnston and Dembele turn on the style

Three Celtic first-team hopefuls all made their case to Ange Postecoglou on Wednesday.

Karamoko Dembele, Johnny Kenny and Mikey Johnston, all found the net for the B team as they dominated Partick Thistle in the Glasgow Cup.

Kenny got the ball rolling as he headed in a rebound from Dembele's effort to notch a first goal in Celtic colours..

Dembele then got himself on the scoresheet as he doubled the lead for Tommy McIntyre's side within seconds.

And Johnston added a third after the interval as he curled home into the far corner before Dembele completed a double in the closing minutes.

Johnston and Dembele have battled back from injury issues that have left them on the fringes of Postecoglou's first team.

Kenny, meanwhile, was a January arrival from Shamrock Rovers but hasn't yet made a first-team appearance, although has been training with the senior side at Lennoxtown.

Postecoglou last week tempered expectation over Dembele and the contribution he could make over the next few months, but the manager will nonetheless be pleased to see three players battling for a first team jersey staking their claim.