One of our better performances of the season, one feels, and three very valuable points to enhance our challenge for the League title. Now only eight League games left and we are three points and eleven goals ahead of our rivals. That seems pretty healthy to me, especially if we can keep playing like this.
❌ OFF THE POST ❌
Celtic captain Callum McGregor steps up for the penalty but his effort crashes off the post! pic.twitter.com/pLCxnG4Gqt
— Sky Sports Scotland (@ScotlandSky) March 6, 2022
And it was good to get the monkey off our back about bogey grounds etc.
0-1 | GOAL! ⚽
Celtic take the lead with a 17th minute goal from Maeda! pic.twitter.com/EbfuoP13Cb
— Sky Sports Scotland (@ScotlandSky) March 6, 2022
The attitude was spot on today as we took a grip of the game from the very start and held on to it. We played with verve, enthusiasm and appetite. Our flair players on the wings, Jota and Forrest, were superb throughout and you could not really say that there was a weak link in the Celtic team. Rogic was particularly good as well, but there was speed and clever passing from everyone.
The victory was well deserved against a team who are far from the worst team in the League.
0-2 | OWN GOAL! ⚽
Celtic double their lead as Devlin turns the ball into his own net pic.twitter.com/5F8eOy9G61
— Sky Sports Scotland (@ScotlandSky) March 6, 2022
One really has to admire Livi. Like Ross County, they have no support to speak of, and yet they are doing well – something that should shame quite a few other clubs who perpetually complain about lack of support. Two complaints about them, though, – their pies are dreadful, and they don’t seem to be able to put numbers in a sequence, and if you don’t believe me, have a look at Row A in the North Stand the next time you are there. A civilised set-up, though!
There was a wee bit of straw clutching from Mr Martindale about how the first goal came off a corner which wasn’t a corner, and everyone was trying to find a hand ball for them in the build up for another goal, but the truth was that they were outplayed by a very fine Celtic side.
We could do with a lot more of this, Celtic. In fact we will have to play like this in the next eleven games (eight League and three Scottish Cup ties, assuming we get that length).
0-3 | GOAL! ⚽
Celtic’s James Forrest fires into the bottom corner from Jota’s through ball pic.twitter.com/6yKh9kqmVo
— Sky Sports Scotland (@ScotlandSky) March 6, 2022
Now over a week before our next game against Dundee United at Tannadice in the Scottish Cup quarter final next Monday night. Anything but easy, but on today’s performance and with our noisy passionate support behind the team, we need fear no-one. “…it’s the only explanation I can find…!”
David Potter
🗣️ “This group of players, whatever challenge they’ve had, they’ve overcome and they continue to overcome”
Ange Postecoglou congratulates his team as Celtic ended their 15-year wait for a victory at Livingston 👇 pic.twitter.com/tU8uj7pYca
— Sky Sports Scotland (@ScotlandSky) March 6, 2022
🗣️ “Celtic probably deserved the three points but the two refereeing decisions probably don’t help us”
Livingston manager, David Martindale, is unhappy about Celtic’s first two goals 👇 pic.twitter.com/KfoiFQiL6R
— Sky Sports Scotland (@ScotlandSky) March 6, 2022
🗣️ “We knew it was going to be a tough game but credit to everyone”
Man of the match, James Forrest, praises Celtic’s performance as they finally end their Livingston curse and reclaim that three point lead in the Scottish Premiership title race 👇 pic.twitter.com/5QuL8MvWNZ
— Sky Sports Scotland (@ScotlandSky) March 6, 2022