Motherwell 0-4 Celtic: Rampant attacking display sees visitors consolidate top spot

Celtic consolidated their place at the top of the Scottish Premiership after a rampant attacking display at Motherwell extended their unbeaten league run to 19 league games.

Liel Abada ghosted into the home box to net the opener, and Tom Rogic curled in a delightful second from 20 yards before he added a third on 45 minutes, finishing from close range.

Motherwell improved after the break but still shipped a fourth when Daizen Maeda's wildly-deflected effort looped in.

The win sends Ange Postecoglou's side four points clear, but reigning champions Rangers will have the chance to return that gap to a single point when they host Hearts at 16:00 GMT.

Motherwell remain fourth, but are still searching for their first league win of 2022 and are now just four points clear of ninth.

Not since December 2015 had the Lanarkshire side taken three points against Celtic in the league, and with Postecoglou's exhilarating team coming off the back of a huge derby victory on Wednesday, the hosts' wait was expected to continue.

But Motherwell withstood early pressure, with Abada's first-time finish stopped by the foot of Liam Kelly before the Israeli winger's dangerous low ball across was cut out by the Motherwell goalkeeper.

The hosts, with no recognised winger in their line up for the second game running, were happy to flood the centre of the park and press Celtic high.

That method seemed to nullify the visitors and as a result the Fir Park side showed signs of building momentum, although Kelly had to be alert with his right boot again to deny Giorgos Giakoumakis' low drive across goal.

But for all the hosts' impressive work inside the opening 28 minutes, they found themselves two down in the following three.

First, dreadful defending from the