Updates from Scotland: Livingston 1 - 0 Celtic

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Celtic lost for the fourth time in five games in all competitions as Andrew Shinnie's goal lifted Livingston off the bottom of the Scottish Premiership.

They are now seven months without an away win domestically. They rarely looked like ending that run here.

Shinnie put the home side ahead in a first half where the visitors failed to test goalkeeper Max Stryjek.Celtic did improve after the break but could not salvage a point that they really would not have deserved. 

Celtic manager Ange Postecoglou spoke with media outlets after the match: "We didn't start the game well and we paid the price. After they scored we dug ourselves into a little bit of a hole. We just weren't aggressive enough.

"It's not good enough. If we want to be successful we can't continue not picking up results in these games. That's the test for us."

More football news from around Europe can be found here. 

Livingston manager David Martindale added: "Andrew Shinnie reminded me of big Lyndon Dykes today, even the aerial threat. He's just such a clever footballer. It was a top class number nine performance and his finish epitomised his overall performance. To a man, everybody on the park was fantastic today."

More reaction from Livingstone

This tweet from the official Twitter account probably summed up the mood for a lot of their fans. The win lifted them up to 9th in the table and they will be hoping that they can carry on this improved form over the next few weeks. 

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