Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers tells BBC Scotland: "We've done had our celebration, the flag unfurling is a symbol of the work completed last season.

"It's a great day and it's great for supporters to reminisce about the achievements last season.

"This season it'll be more about consistency. We had a challenging six months, ultimately, it was about getting to the last 10 games of the season.

"Over the last 25 games, we lost one game.

"We are looking fit, strong, sharp and really good. It feels like a difference place than they were in six months ago.

"Kasper [Schmeichel] is very similar to Joe [Hart], both are experienced. Kasper is currently top class, captaining Denmark, 105 caps, he's still a world-class shot stopper.

"I'm excited for him because I know what Celtic will give him."

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A long pause in play, which we think is down to the VAR kit being broken.

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Former Scotland striker on BBC Sportsound

Brilliant finish from Idowu. He cuts inside with a trick, his right foot then unleashes a shot into the far corner.

They didn't play well in the first half but they couldn't ask for a better start to the second.

The second half is a few minutes old in Paisley.

The home side have made a change, with Jadon Brown taking over from Scott Tanser.

Manager Brendan Rodgers and captain Callum McGregor brought the league trophy along for the start of Celtic's title defence.

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And look who's come along to watch.

It's Schmeichel senior, Peter. One of the best in his day.

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Kasper Schmeichel makes his first appearance in Scottish football since 19 May 2007 when he kept a clean sheet for Falkirk at East End Park.

The new Celtic goalie has come a long way since, winning the Premier League and FA Cup with Leicester City and amassing more than 100 caps for Denmark.

The 37-year-old has spent a season with Nice and then Anderlecht since leaving Leicester in 2022.

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Killie boss Derek McInnes makes four changes from the midweek defeat to Cercle Bruges.

Having completed a loan move on Friday, 19-year-old Sunderland defender Oliver Bainbridge goes straight into the starting XI in place of the suspended Robbie Deas.

Injured Joe Wright is replaced by David Watson. Rory McKenzie drops to the bench while Marley Watkins is out of the squad altogether. Liam Polworth and Fraser Murray are their replacements.

After making his loan move permanent this week, Portuguese midfielder Paulo Bernardo starts on the bench for the champions.

Kasper Schmeichel makes his competitive debut between the sticks while fellow new goalie Viljami Sinisalo is on the bench.

Brendan Rodgers makes two starting changes from the recent pre-season friendly win over Chelsea. Alistair Johnston replaces Anthony Ralston at right-back and Nicolas Kuhn comes in for the injured Daizen Maeda.

A full-blooded, fiery first-half - but no goals.

Lots of fouls and four yellow cards meant has kept referee Matthew MacDermid busy.

Dylan Vente, meanwhile, will be wondering how he didn't put Hibs ahead. From all of three yards out, he couldn't bundle the ball home.

One worth checking out on Sportscene, that's for sure.

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Hibs almost go in front - and it was an ex-Hibee who was nearly on the scoresheet.

Rudi Molotnikov does well down the left and fires a low cross into the box where Alex Gogic accidentally diverts the ball towards the bottom corner.

Thankfully for him, Ellery Balcombe is down sharply to turn it round the post.

Toyosi Olusanya receives the ball in his own half, turns, and makes a beeline for the Hibs box on the counter.

He does well to stay on his feet and slides the ball to Roland Idowu, whose shot ripples the side-netting. Not far away.

Celtic: Schmeichel, Johnston, Carter-Vickers, Scales, Taylor, McGregor, O'Riley, Hatate, Forrest, Kuhn, Kyogo.

Substitutes: Sinisalo, Palma, Yang, Holm, Tomoki, Bernardo, Ralston, Welsh, M. Johnston.

Kilmarnock: McCrorie, Watson, Mayo, Findlay, Bainbridge, Kennedy, Lyons, Polworth, Donnelly, Murray, Vassell.

Substitutes: O'Hara, McKenzie, Armstong, Mackay-Steven, Cameron, Anderson, Wales, E. Brown, Brannan.

St Mirren have come back into this well and they've got a good opportunity as Nathan Moriah-Welsh fouls Roland Idowu 25 yards from goal.

Caolan Boyd-Munce stands over it... And sends it a few yards over the bar. As you were.

A humdinger of a derby ends with four goals shared, just as the last one did.

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United scream for a penalty, but the free-kick goes to Dundee as four players joust for a high ball.

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Former Scotland defender on BBC Sportsound

Huge chance! Main got under it and put it over the bar.

McCracken does great with the volley pass. Murray does well to play it across but Main can't direct it in.

Big, big chance so late in this game for Dundee.

Curtis Main flies to meet a beauty of a cross from Simon Murray but he can only fire high and wide from close in!

Great stop from Jack Walton as he gets something on Simon Murray's close-range stab.

Turns out, the Dundee striker was a smidge offside.