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St Johnstone 0 - 4 Celtic: Hoops break 100-year-old record

Celtic broke their own 100-year-old British unbeaten record in emphatic fashion as they dispatched of St Johnstone comfortably 4-0.
By The Newsroom
Published 4th Nov 2017, 14:25 BST
Updated 12th Dec 2017, 03:30 BST
Celtic break their own 100-year-old British record for unbeaten games. Picture: SNS/Craig WilliamsonCeltic break their own 100-year-old British record for unbeaten games. Picture: SNS/Craig Williamson
Celtic break their own 100-year-old British record for unbeaten games. Picture: SNS/Craig Williamson

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A home draw to Kilmarnock last week saw the Hoops equal their 62 match record unbeaten run but they smashed it in fine fashion in an afternoon stroll at McDiarmid Park.

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Scott Sinclair opened the scoring in the first half with a strike from a corner routine which had been plucked straight from the training ground.

Brendan Rodgers’ men upped the ante in the second half with Moussa Dembele producing a scintillating 45 minutes, netting the second after wonderful build-up, before setting up goals three and four, converted by St Johnstone’s Steven Anderson and Olivier Ntcham respectively.

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