Scintillating Celtic serve Rangers an ominous title notice via another avalanche of goals - big match verdict

It might have taken Celtic until Wednesday to reach the summit but they are clearly enjoying the view from the top.

At Fir Park yesterday they served clinical notice they’ve no intention of making their way back down any time soon.

It might be a bleak midwinter but Ange Postecoglou ’s men arrived in Lanarkshire basking in the warmth of the Old Firm victory that was built on a scintillating first-half display and went out and did it all over again.

Just as they’d done to Rangers, they buried Motherwell under an avalanche of three first-half goals and this time went one better by adding a fourth after the break.

By the end, Graham Alexander’s side just wanted the final whistle.

Right from the off, it threatened to be a long afternoon for them as Celtic swept forward in waves of attack.

Liam Kelly was forced into his first save – a good one at that – in under two minutes.

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A move sparked by the still-masked Callum McGregor and involving Tom Rogic ended with the Aussie cutting back for Liel Abada to smash a shot the keeper did well to block with his legs.

Motherwell’s best hope in the early period was Celtic being overly elaborate when in possession at the back but when they did beat the home