Dundee Utd 0-9 Celtic: Kyogo Furuhashi, Liel Abada rating hat-tricks as Bhoys safe greatest league win for 12 years

Kyogo Furuhashi and Liel Abada every scored a hat-trick as Celtic inflicted a demoralising 9-0 defeat on Dundee United at Tannadice.

The Bhoys final received by a nine-goal margin in opposition to Aberdeen within the 2010/11 marketing campaign, with the crushing victory simply two shy of the club-record 11-0 win, which was set all the best way again in 1985.

Japan worldwide Kyogo acquired the ball rolling after quarter-hour and added two extra – together with a 20-yard magnificence – earlier than the break, by which level Ange Postecoglou’s males had been 4-0 up as Jota additionally acquired in on the act.

The energetic Abada scored a treble of his personal in simply 27 second-half minutes, with one from defender Josip Juranovic sandwiched in between, earlier than Carl Starfelt added the gloss to an distinctive attacking efficiency when he headed in a nook from David Turnbull.

Jack Ross’ Dundee United – who misplaced 7-0 to AZ Alkmaar in Europa Conference League qualifying earlier this month – stay all-time low of the Scottish Premiership with only a level to their identify, having conceded 18 in simply 5 league video games.

Celtic, in the meantime, leapfrog Rangers again into high spot forward of subsequent week’s Old Firm showdown.

How ruthless Celtic stormed to victory

Adrift on the backside of the desk with one level from 4 video games, and unaware of what was about to come back, Dundee United made a powerful begin at Tannadice – the place Celtic secured a tenth title in 11 seasons after a 1-1 attract May – with Joe Hart pressured into an excellent save inside two minutes.

The former England goalkeeper denied Glenn Middleton, however was caught within the head by Steven Fletcher’s boot because the striker tried to grab upon the free ball, which drew blood and prompted a six-and-a-half-minute delay.

Celtic quickly acquired into their stride, although, and took the lead on the finish of a slick transfer. Abada hit a raking go ahead to Jota, and his sq. ball from the left was expertly managed and completed by Kyogo – who turned the primary participant since Odsonne Edouard in January and February 2021 to attain in 4 video games in succession.

Reo Hatate then had two pictures blocked and one saved in a matter of seconds, earlier than Carljohan Eriksson batted away Abada’s shot as Celtic charged ahead, trying to expose their hosts on the counter.

Though it was largely one-way site visitors, there was no lack of effort from United and so they had been virtually gifted a means again into the sport when Scott McMann’s urgent pressured Starfelt to cheaply cede possession, with Middleton’s shot whistling inches previous the right-hand submit.

But Celtic had been in a familiarly ruthless temper. Kyogo doubled his tally with an attractive, unstoppable strike from 20 yards and accomplished his hat-trick by pouncing on Abada’s go after a beautiful ball excessive from Matt O’Riley. There was even time for Jota to get in on the act deep into first-half stoppage time, too.

There was to be no let up from the reigning champions. Five minutes after the restart, Abada fired in from shut vary after scintillating build-up play and 5 minutes later, Josip Juranovic pounced for a sixth after Matt O’Riley’s free-kick was blocked.

By this level, the hosts had been clearly demoralised. They shipped a seventh when the unmarked Abada transformed Hatate’s cross, earlier than the 20-year-old Israel worldwide expertly dinked the ball over Eriksson to finish his hat-trick.

Starfelt headed in a ninth, rapidly prompting requires a tenth for the primary time in nicely over 100 years from the travelling assist, however, with only one minute of damage time added, there was to be no additional distress for the undoubtedly shell-shocked Tangerines.

Man of the match – Liel Abada

The 20-year-old impressed throughout his first season in Scotland and has already set about enhancing upon earlier performances, with 4 targets and an help in 5 video games this time period.

He was glorious at Tannadice and began off a fruitful day with a surprising ball that was instrumental in Kyogo’s first purpose, earlier than organising Jota earlier than the break after which including three of his personal, only for good measure.

Postecoglou: We did it our means

Celtic supervisor Ange Postecoglou: “The boys were great, they stayed really disciplined and focused. We knew Dundee United were going through a tough spell and for us it was important we set our stall out early and put them under pressure. It’s about not rolling out there and trying to win a game of football, it’s about playing a game our way and making sure irrespective of how the opposition are set up that we impose ourselves.

“Kyogo is such an necessary a part of what we do. It’s not simply his targets, it is the best way he harassed the opponents. He was the one which instigated a few counter-attacks that we scored from. All our strikers labored exhausting and acquired their reward.

“Liel is a fantastic young player and everything we’ve asked of him in the last 12-14 months he’s just taken every challenge. He wants to learn and get better. This was a good game for him to come in as we knew he’d get plenty of the ball.”

What’s subsequent?

The consideration now turns to the League Cup for each.

Celtic start their defence away to Ross County on Wednesday night time, with United dealing with Livingston.

It is the primary Old Firm conflict of the season on September 3 as Postecoglou’s facet tackle Rangers at Celtic Park, reside on Sky Sports, kick-off 12:30pm.

Dundee United are away to Motherwell the identical day.