Motherwell 1-4 Celtic, 8 November 2020
Moi Elyounoussi of Celtic holds the match ball after scoring a hat-trick during the Scottish Premiership match between Motherwell and Celtic at Fir Park on November 08, 2020. (Photo by Mark Runnacles/Getty Images)
Four years ago today, Motherwell 1-4 Celtic. Enormous pressure had been building on Celtic boss Neil Lennon heading into this match at Fir Park. The Hoops had won one game in six which included a sore defeat to theRangers at Celtic Park in the first Glasgow Derby of the season, a calamitous defensive showing at Pittodrie where the Hoops dropped more points and a 4-1 thumping blow versus Sparta Prague in the Europa League.
Moi Elyounoussi of Celtic celebrates after scoring his sides first goal during the Scottish Premiership match between Motherwell and Celtic at Fir Park on November 08, 2020. (Photo by Mark Runnacles/Getty Images)
A pattern was starting to emerge around where Celtic’s crucial 10 in a row season was going. However, Mohammed Elyounoussi, who was Lennon’s only real shining light during a disastrous campaign bagged a hat-trick. Elyounoussi repaid the manager after the Norwegian was controversially caught on his phone after being substituted in Celtic’s humiliating loss against Sparta Prague at Parkhead three days prior to the trip in North Lanarkshire.
Great result for Celtic.