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Ben Banks & Michael Turnbull

Celtic thrill again as Kyogo at the double and Kobayashi class too much for St Mirren – 5 talking points

Celtic waltzed to an impressive 4-0 win in their latest Premiership tussle against St Mirren at Parkhead.

The Buddies came into the game as the only domestic side to have beat Ange Postecoglou champions this season, and they were denied an opener when Curtis Main's goal was ruled offside. Up the other end did Celtic go and Liel Abada turned the ball in from close range as the home side continued to ride a wave of aerial threats from Stephen Robinson's side. But the clinical edge was always with the home outfit and they doubled their lead before the first half finished with a sumptuous Kyogo Furuhashi lob finishing off a brilliant Reo Hatate pass.

A VAR check handed him his second of the night after initially being deemed offside from a Jota cross, but replays showed he was behind the ball when the Portuguese star fizzed a tantalising tease into the area. It was all she wrote from there on as Postecoglou began to start making changes with a commanding 20th win from 22 top flight games beckoning ahead of this Saturday's Scottish Cup fourth round tie against Morton. James Forrest thought he had his side's fourth with virtually his first touch but the ref's new tech was not as kind this time around and Kyogo was flagged off in the build-up, but David Turnbull made sure they got another with an outstanding 25-yard smash. Here's five talking points from the game in Glasgow's east-end.

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