Trusty thumps Celtic badge, Kuhn breaks records and £16m pair remind rivals where power lies – 3 talking points

A Nicolas Kuhn double and a thumping Auston Trusty header blew St Mirren away as Celtic bounced back from derby defeat with a convincing 3-0 win - and gave them a 13-point Premiership lead.

It was a tale of distinct Celtic dominance from the off and Kuhn's opener on 33 minutes felt like it had been a long time coming. The German combined well with Daizen Maeda on the opposite flank, the Japanese star racing in behind and playing an inch-perfect ball across goal for Kuhn to convert from 12 yards.

The second goal was as simple as it gets. Arne Engels picked out Auston Trusty with a fizzed inswinging corner and the American was where he needed to be to flash a header goalward and double the lead. His passionate celebration (more on that shortly!) said that this was a defiant response from Celtic off the back of that defeat at Ibrox.

Zach Hemming was back in as a Buddy after Ellery Balcombe's recall by Brentford but it wasn't exactly a day for the returning keeper to remember. He spilled one with 23 minutes on the clock and it was Kuhn there to pounce again, poking in his second of the night and his 16th of the season to put the game to bed. He now surges ahead of Jota and James Forrest and looks set to challenge Scott Sinclair for the best season from a winger in the Hoops' modern history.

Here are our 3 talking points from Parkhead.

Brendan Rodgers said 'everything' had to change from the performance at Rangers and he got his wish here. The lack of purpose and intensity that was evident in that flat display across the city evaporated and made way for the usual furious tempo that has wiped the floor with the rest of Scottish football all season.

Rodgers made four changes and the inclusions of Arne Engels and Luke