Sandman’s Definitive Ratings – Celtic v Dundee Hibernians of Arabia

CALMAC – 8/10 MOTM – Just… Why? Again. I suppose an hour was fair enough, but 90 minutes? Tuesday is a mere three days away, for heaven’s sake.  Anyway, the skip was obviously there to dispose of their challenge soon as possible. And so we got peak Calmac driving the Celtic bus right through their low-block resistance like he was busting into the oil refinery in Mad Max 2. Channeling Maradona worked once with a swashbuckling opener, nearly paid dividends soon after but the finish was with his club-foot and just off. Another all-round exhibition of disciplined footballing excellence.

HIGHLAND TOFFEE – 6/10 – The wheels of industry marked the outings of our other midfield pair. Luke’s part in the spadework was to tidy, offer himself as link-man and stay alert for breaks. Not his usual swarthy input but their setup warranted toil over touch. Got a full match in the tank? Looking more like it, and still had enough to come close with a calculated low free-kick effort deep in the game.

HAKUNA HATATE – 6/10 – Workhorse #2 – the craft was Calmac’s this afternoon as Reo joined Luke in the boiler room and set about running United ragged. His incessant movement did the quiet dirty work to create the openings we required to get an edge. Will need the same on Tuesday, so rest and fuel-up.

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