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Reo Hatate: Two goals and an assist for the Celtic midfielder in the comprehensive 5-1 victory over Kilmarnock.
Cameron Carter-Vickers: Solid defensively and got in on the act as he strode forward and smashed a perfect long-range strike into the top-left corner.
Sportscene analysis: 'Celtic raise tempo in unbelievable first half'
Watch as the Sportscene team analyse Celtic's scintillating first-half display in their 5-1 win over Kilmarnock.
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Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers says he will "fight to the very end" to try to keep Greg Taylor at the club, with the defender's contract due to expire this summer. (Football Scotland), external
James Forrest credits the "humble" nature of Celtic's dressing room for their success this season as they move to the brink of another Scottish Premiership title, which would be his 13th with the club. (Daily Record), external
Highlights: Celtic 5-1 Kilmarnock
Watch the pick of the action from Celtic Park as Brendan Rodgers' side move within touching distance of the title by beating Kilmarnock 5-1. (Available to UK users only)
We asked for your views on the thrashing of Kilmarnock that put Celtic on the brink of clinching the title.
Here's what some of you said:
Benny: Much more like the Celtic we know in that superb first 45. Movement, passing, hunger and intensity were abundant as Killie were blown away in a fast and furious 25-minute spell.
Never quite reached the same levels in the second half, but overall got to be happy with the performance and quality of some of the goals. Greg Taylor was outstanding and will be a big miss if he does go at the end of the season.
Neil: Brendan Rodgers got the changes spot on. First half we were unplayable. Great response to last week's blip. A message to Taylor: stay and challenge Kieran Tierney for the LB position! Now let's focus on the semi-final and keep the treble dream alive.
Steven: It's hard to know which Celtic team will turn up each week. This time, we were outstanding for 30 minutes and blew Kilmarnock away, game over. Reo Hatate is back on form. Excellent reaction to the last game following a stern word from Rodgers. Good to hear he will continue and build on this season. Inevitably, now the football of the champions.
Hugh: A real Jekyll and Hyde performance. in the first half, we had pace, creativity, passion and goals and in the second half, we watched the ball being passed to death. It was dull and dreary. The two halves summed up our lack of consistency since January, when things work, brilliant, but when they don't, there's no Plan B.
Patrick: The stats speak for themselves. One of those days where anyone could score - and did! This match is what the players need to remember to avoid inconsistent results.
John: Were we allowed to be brilliant because Kilmarnock were so bad? Had been saying Hatate needs to hit the target more, so well done to him. Arne Engels is class, his vision and timing bring a lot to the team.
Image source, SNSCeltic have scored 23 goals in the last 15 minutes of the second half, more than any other team in the Premiership this season.
Kilmarnock have conceded nine goals to opposition substitutes in the Premiership this season, only Dundee (14) and St Johnstone (11) have conceded more.
Cameron Carter-Vickers attempted 192 passes in this game, the highest total for a player in the Premiership this season.
Celtic attempted 1,025 passes in this game, the highest total by any team in a single match in the Premiership this season.
Daizen Maeda has scored 16 goals in the Premiership this season (one in this game), more than any other player.
Image source, SNSCeltic manager Brendan Rodgers: "As frustrated as I was last week, that was a brilliant reaction. The first 30 minutes were as good as we've been. That's more like what we've been for large parts of the season.
"Winning attitude mixed with talent, you get that performance. We're nearly there [with winning the title]. It comes when it comes.
"I feel much much happier than I was last week. You see the response over a week's work and today. It puts us in a perfect place going into the Scottish Cup semi-final [next week]. If we put in a performance like that, hopefully we can get to the final."
Were you at Celtic Park or following the match elsewhere?
Either way, we want your views on the game - have your say here.
Martin Dowden
BBC Sport Scotland Senior Reporter at Celtic Park
Image source, SNSNo title party, just yet, and that clearly irked Brendan Rodgers given his comments in the past week.
Clearly, his anger had the desired impact on his squad. Jota, Nicolas Kuhn, Auston Trusty and Jeffrey Schlupp all made way and Celtic were on it from minute one.
It was a brilliant response as Kilmarnock were battered into submission within the opening quarter of the match.
At half-time this really could have been a cricket score. Celtic eased off and a change in approach from Kilmarnock stemmed the flow, but this was a convincing and deserved victory.
Another Premiership title will arrive, whether on Sunday or later. However, clearly Celtic's manager is already thinking beyond the remainder of this season.
He told BBC Scotland pre-match he will "150%" remain Celtic manager next season and his position on the next steps seems crystal clear.
This squad needs improved despite yet more success being within their grasp.
Image source, SNSBrendan Rodgers is "150%" sure he'll still be Celtic manager next season.
The Northern Irishman appeared to hint at a change in the dugout in his press conference on Friday when he said players may need "a different voice" in charge.
However, when asked about the comments on Saturday before Celtic's game with Kilmarnock, Rodgers was clear on his future at Parkhead.
"There's no message, 150% to avoid any doubt I will be here next season," he told BBC Scotland.
"What I'm saying in the overall picture is what happens in the game changes take place, that's what will happen here. We'll improve the squad but I will be here next season 150%.
"For me it was purely based on the natural progression that happens at a club like Celtic.
"Players will come and go but there will still be a core group of winners here. There's nothing pointed in it, it was just a fact of what happens."
Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers believes referees will "naturally" lose their posts if they make mistakes, following the exit of Alan Muir as a VAR official. (Herald - subscription required), external
Image source, SNSCeltic winger Yang Hyun-Jun will miss several weeks with an elbow injury, while Kasper Schmeichel remains out with a shoulder injury.
Kilmarnock will be missing Rory McKenzie (thigh) but Lewis Mayo has a chance of shaking off a knee injury. Kyle Vassell was back on the bench last week and ready to feature, while Tom Wilson-Brown is a doubt.
Image source, SNSCeltic were beaten 1-0 by bottom side St Johnstone at McDiarmid Park last weekend
Brendan Rodgers says there's still work to be done on the "mindset and mentality" of his Celtic squad.
The league leaders fell to a 1-0 defeat to bottom side St Johnstone last weekend, ending any hopes of lifting the trophy at Parkhead this weekend.
The Parkhead club welcome Kilmarnock on Saturday where a win would be enough to clinch the league title, provided Rangers lose to Aberdeen on Sunday.
"I said that it's a result we don't expect and it's certainly a result I can't accept as the manager here," Rodgers said of last weekend's loss to the Saints.
"Especially how we've done against St Johnstone before. So it's not something that I can accept.
"But what I also said to them is that for eight months of the season, from the first day of pre-season until we get knocked out against Bayern Munich, our level has been at a really, really high level and consistent.
"Some of the performances that we've had, some of the results that we've had, and there was probably only maybe two performances in there - Dortmund away and Rangers away - apart from that, we've been so, so consistent in playing at our level.
"It shows we have a way to go to be to where I want us to be in terms of mindset and mentality, because there's no doubt that the gap in the league and also maybe a little bit of coming out of the Champions League has just taken a slight edge off.
"So, that's a mindset that I need to continue to work within the squad in order to improve that. It's understandable, but I also know that last year when it was tight, you've seen the edge in the team."
Image source, SNSTo set up a possible title party on Sunday, Celtic need a win on Saturday.
Given Kilmarnock have not enjoyed a victory at Celtic Park since 2012 and sit 43 points behind the leaders, not many are giving the visitors a chance.
However, it was the same story last weekend in Perth when Brendan Rodgers' side were stunned by bottom side St Johnstone.
Celtic have lost three of their past six league games, which is more than in their previous 46 (W38 D6 L2), with Rodgers bemoaning a slackness in mentality, saying "too many of our players have been too comfortable".
It will fall to captain Callum McGregor to drive standards and make sure the champions play with the aggression and tempo the manager demands.
McGregor got the first goal on Kilmarnock's last visit in the Scottish Cup and was also on target at Rugby Park in November.
One more will get him to double figures for the first time since 2019-20.
Charlotte Cohen
BBC Sport Scotland
Image source, SNSCeltic manager Brendan Rodgers has been speaking to the media as his side prepare to face Kilmarnock on Saturday.
Here are the main points:
Everyone besides Hyunjun Yang - who has sprained his shoulder - should be available for Saturday's match but Rodgers is hopeful the winger will be back before the end of the campaign.
The Celtic boss stresses he "didn't accept" last weekend's defeat to bottom side St Johnstone and relayed that message to his players adding it demonstrates the team are "nowhere near" where he wants them to be in terms of mentality.
The manager also shares his frustration at not being able to lift the trophy in front of a packed Parkhead on Saturday as a result of the defeat - something he enjoyed during his last spell.
Rodgers insists he wants the team to finish the season strong - "if we're going to be champions I want to show we are champions"
The Northern Irishman is full of support for Nicolas Kuhn who's had a "really long season" but insists he wants the winger to "finish the season strong".
Looking ahead to the summer window, Rodgers stresses Celtic "can't afford to be complacent" and will continue to try and improve the squad in the coming months.
On the news of Alan Muir stepping down as a VAR official, Rodgers knows that in the world of football if they don't do their jobs to the required level "we'll be moved on".
Celtic could still win a 13th Scottish top-flight title in 14 seasons this weekend, despite their shock defeat away to St Johnstone last Sunday.
Victory at home against Kilmarnock on Saturday would be sufficient to confirm the arithmetic should Rangers lose at Aberdeen the following day.
The Ibrox side are almost certain to clinch the second Champions League place, but four points from their final six matches would confirm it.
Whoever finishes third and fourth will also be in Europe, as will the division's fifth-placed side should the Scottish Cup winners be one of the Premiership's top four.
The fight for the final top-six place will go to the final game before the split, with one of Hearts, Motherwell or St Mirren claiming it.
Hearts visit Fir Park one point in front of their hosts and the Paisley side, who take on Ross County.
The two teams missing out could yet be sucked into a relegation battle.
Bottom side St Johnstone are now five adrift of Dundee and six behind Kilmarnock and Ross County. Motherwell and St Mirren are a further three points ahead.
With the teams all playing each other again post-split, there is still plenty scope for movement between now and 18 May.
Image source, SNSCeltic have only lost one of their past 18 league games against Kilmarnock (W15 D2), a 1-2 defeat away from home in December 2023.
In all competitions, Kilmarnock have only won one of their past 85 away games against Celtic (D18 L66), winning 2-0 in October 2012 under Kenny Shiels.
Celtic have lost three of their past six league games (W3), more than their previous 46 beforehand (W38 D6 L2). The Hoops could lose successive league fixtures for the first time since December 2023 – one of which was against Kilmarnock (1-2).
Kilmarnock have picked up just nine points in their 16 away league games this season (W2 D3 L11), the fewest of any Scottish Premiership side. Killie are winless in their last 10 on the road in the competition (D2 L8), losing their last five.
Kilmarnock's Fraser Murray has scored two goals in his past three Scottish Premiership appearances, as many as his previous 73 beforehand.
Goalkeeper Martin Dubravka is back on the Celtic radar despite the 36-year-old signing a new deal at Newcastle United in February. (Chronicle Live), external
Fabio Cannavaro has been sacked by Dinamo Zagreb, which may throw Celtic and Scotland left-back Greg Taylor's proposed move to Croatia into doubt. (Scottish Sun), external
Read the rest of Thursday's Scottish gossip.
Image source, Getty ImagesSFA official Alan Muir has been told his VAR career is over after the former referee blundered by disallowing a Celtic goal against Hibernian in February that should not have been overturned. (Scottish Sun)
Celtic must address the misfiring form of winger Nicolas Kuhn, who has gone from star of the season to having his place in the team under threat. (The Herald)
Former Celtic boss Gordon Strachan says he would love to sit down with his former winger Aiden McGeady over a cup of tea and talk about their differences. (Scottish Sun)
Former Republic of Ireland midfielder Andy Townsend says Celtic striker Adam Idah needs to give more - and wouldn't be surprised if the Hoops seek another striker in the summer. (Scottish Sun)
Former Celtic striker John Hartson has questioned Idah's attitude and the Welshman has demanded more from the £9m striker. (Daily Record)
Tino
Fan writer
Well, we didn't see that one coming - but should we have?
Given Celtic's success in recent years it's undoubtedly a shock to lose to a side rooted at the bottom of the league, but has a concerning pattern emerged in recent weeks?
It's okay, and maybe even expected to lose to German giants Bayern Munich, or Premier League high-flyers Aston Villa, but to lose three of our last six Scottish Premiership games? Not so much!
Celtic are without question the dominant team in Scotland, and the very fact that we're closing in on a 13th title in 14 seasons tells you that.
But right now it doesn't feel like that at all.
Celtic lost just one league game in 2024 (a 2-0 defeat by Hearts in March) as they continued to pick up trophy after trophy in Brendan Rodgers' second spell at the helm.
And while the trophy count won't be slowing down any time soon, the consistency of his side has dropped off a cliff in 2025.
Incredibly, we've already lost four league games since the turn of the year and it's not even Easter!
None of these losses will have a material impact on the destination of the title, but with another visit to Hampden on the horizon it must be something that's giving the manager serious food for thought.
Remember this is the man who steered Celtic to an invincible treble in his first season at the club, so he knows a thing or two about consistency and how vital it can be to any winning side.
Given this knowledge, however, Rodgers is also the man best placed to ensure this is something we see again as Celtic look to close out the campaign strongly. But to do so, he may have to make some ruthless calls. Not something he's averse to doing.
Opinions on team selection will always rage on among fans, and while there's no doubting the talents of players like Nicolas Kuhn, Reo Hatate and even Cameron Carter-Vickers, it may be in everyone's best interest - even if only temporarily - if some players are taken out of the firing line.
These players have been huge for Celtic, and will be again, but with Saturday's clash with Kilmarnock set to be our 50th game of a long and challenging campaign, it may be time to freshen things up.
If we can do that and at the same time re-discover the intensity, the aggression and the quality that made us so impressive in the first half of the campaign, then we'll be firmly back on track for a big end to the season.
History, once again, awaits.
