Manager Brendan Rodgers hailed the impact of Luke McCowan after the midfielder scored one and assisted three as five-goal Celtic stormed to a five-point lead at the Scottish Premiership summit by dismantling Ross County.
Rodgers made six changes to the side that started Wednesday's Champions League draw with Club Brugge, which only underlined his squad depth as each player drafted in made a positive impact.
The standout was McCowan, whose corner set up Liam Scales to power in a near-post header before the former Dundee midfielder, making his first start in a month, smashed in a deflected effort on the spin.
McCowan provided the final pass for captain Callum McGregor to slam in a stunning 20-yard strike - his sixth league goal of the season - just a minute after Paulo Bernardo had netted a third from close range.
And a clinical first period was capped off by a thumping finish from Adam Idah, who was also assisted by McCowan, as Celtic extended their unbeaten domestic run to 28 games, stretching back to March.
"He's really settled in well," Rodgers said of McCowan. "He's had to be patient. He gets his reward for how hard he works.
"It tells you everything about him that he comes in and for 70-odd minutes he's so good with his pressing, energy and quality."
Despite the chastening defeat, County remain eighth as their away day woes continue.
Their only real opportunity came through Joshua Nisbet, who lashed a big chance to level over the bar before the visitors collapsed at Celtic Park.