On this day exactly 20 years ago, Celtic hosted Aberdeen early in the 2001/02 season at Celtic Park. In his second year as Celtic manager, Martin O’Neill would start where he left-off; winning with delicious regularity, as his Celtic dream machine moved through the gears.
Celtic fans had become accustomed to O’Neill’s new Celtic side dominating teams – especially at Celtic Park. With the tables turned on our city rivals after years of untold misery, the Paradise faithful certainly had something to cheer about.
On a rather routine afternoon in Glasgow’s East End, goals from our ‘King of Kings’, Henrik Larsson and a Stiliyan Petrov strike earned the Celts victory against the Dons.
Larsson’s effort would be in typical Henrik fashion – rising majestically with that kangaroo spring to meet an Alan Thompson cross with the head.
Stan’s would be a ferocious free-kick which left the Don’s wall and goalkeeper in no-mans-land. A fabulous strike to reflect the rapacious rate at which Celtic were operating at during the Irishman’s tenure.
Take a look at these beauties…
20 years ago today, Celtic 2:0 Aberdeen.
Larsson and Petrov. @StanPetrov19 pic.twitter.com/sHRRZg8Fmy
— Li’l Ze (@LilZe_7) September 21, 2021
Paul Gillespie
