Tomas Cvancara headed his first objective for Celtic because the champions moved again above Rangers within the Premiership with a 2-0 win over Falkirk.
Benjamin Nygren was additionally on the right track as Celtic leapfrogged their arch-rivals on objectives scored and moved six factors behind leaders Hearts.
Falkirk contributed to an entertaining sport, registering 14 photographs at objective, however Celtic have been extra scientific.
Mortgage signing Cvancara marked his residence debut with a glancing header from Kieran Tierney’s cross within the thirty ninth minute to open the scoring.
Nygren curled the ball into the highest nook within the 62nd minute after exchanging passes with Callum McGregor down the left flank.
All in all it was good day for Celtic, helped by Rangers drawing with Hibernian, however the followers’ unhappiness with the board was by no means removed from the floor.
Dissent will inevitably develop if Celtic don’t add to this month’s mortgage signings of Cvancara and Julian Araujo on the ultimate day of the switch window.
Falkirk had conceded 4 objectives on every of their earlier two journeys to Celtic Park this season however have been unlucky to not get not less than some extent throughout a 1-0 residence defeat to the champions in January.
They set out their intentions to assault and created the primary likelihood of be aware when Leon McCann crossed for Barney Stewart, whose header drew a diving save from Kasper Schmeichel.
Celtic have been making inroads after they received Yang Hyun-jun in behind on the best wing and the South Korean compelled an honest cease from Scott Bain earlier than Cvancara opened the scoring.
Falkirk had a giant alternative to equalise earlier than the interval when Liam Henderson headed a nook again into the goalmouth. Schmeichel saved Louie Marsh’s header on the road.
The Bairns continued to threaten after the break. Calvin Miller shot simply extensive from 25 yards after being given room to run; Schmeichel saved Connor Allan’s header and Celtic quickly survived a goalmouth scramble earlier than Marsh shot into the aspect netting after a one-touch transfer.
Celtic raised their sport. Cvancara shot extensive after being performed into the left channel and Daizen Maeda was inches away from connecting with a low cross in entrance of objective.
Nygren quickly netted his fifteenth objective for Celtic and, though Miller fired not far over the bar, the objective successfully killed off the competition.
Martin O’Neill gave a late run-out to Stephen Welsh, who has been the topic of makes an attempt from Motherwell to get him again on mortgage for the second half of the season.
