St Johnstone vs Celtic LIVE team news and build-up ahead of the Premiership clash

Just six more points will see Celtic crowned champions of Scotland for the 13th time in 14 years.

That's after yet another home implosion from Rangers, who went down 2-0 to Hibs on Saturday.

That means the title part planning can begin later today should the Hoops come out on top at McDiarmid Park.

St Johnstone, however, could be forgiven for being resigned to their fate.

Wins on Saturday for both Dundee and Kilmarnock leave Simo Valakari's side nine points from guaranteed safety and given they shipped six the last time the Hoops were in town, it could be a tough afternoon for the hosts.

Brendan Rodgers will want the job done with a minimum of fuss in order to make next weekend's celebrations a possibility, setting them up nicely for a Scottish Cup semi-final crack at the same opponents on Easter Sunday.

His players returned to winning ways against Hearts last weekend after having the international break to stew on their Old Firm derby loss to Rangers.

That seems to be well and truly out of the system now though, and they can prove it with another convincing victory in Perth today.

Record Sport will have all the action here on the LIVE blog.

Celtic have made some stellar transfer moves in recent years and must curb the urge to cash in on their top striker this summer, according to one of their former sharp-shooters.

Former Hoops hero Chris Sutton, writing in his latest Record Sport column, reckons the Hoops have, in Daizen Maeda, one of their best bargain buys since club legends Lubo Moravcik and Henrik Larsson and has urged the board to hang fire on a quick sale of the Japanese frontman.

You can’t keep selling all of your good players. At some point you have to try to keep hold of them and allow the manager to