Celtic on this Day Celtic lifted silverware at Hampden as Brendan Rodgers matched a Jock Stein record and Big Jock’s captain called two coin tosses correctly in Celtic’s favourite European city, plus there’s an early Green Brigade banner to appreciate…
26 November 2017
Celtic 2-0 Motherwell. Brendan Rodgers’ side clinched the Scottish League Cup in comfortable fashion over Stephen Robinson’s Steelmen courtesy of James Forrest and a Moussa Dembele penalty following the harsh red card of Motherwell defender Cedric Kipre.
The Hoops hadn’t had the best preparation for their 17th Scottish League Cup triumph having been on the receiving end of a 7-1 demolition versus Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League group stages four days earlier.
Celtic’s League Cup final win meant that boss Brendan Rodgers became the first Celtic manager since Jock Stein to win four domestic trophies in a row – a feat that stood for 47 years. It was also the Treble winners 65th domestic match unbeaten, a record that would stand for five more games when they were finally beaten on domestic soil against Hearts at Tynecastle in December.
Amazingly, the League Cup final encounter between Celtic and Motherwell would be the first of three clashes between the two sides in seven days. The pair would draw at Fir Park 1-1 the game thereafter before the Scottish champions convincingly beat Motherwell 5-1 at Paradise a few days later.
