Scotland: Celtic win at Livingston
Livingston 1 - 3 Celtic
Celtic convincingly overcame their Livingston to restore their three-point Scottish Premiership lead, says manager Ange Postecoglou.
Captain Callum McGregor missed a penalty before Daizen Maeda headed in the opener from a disputed corner.
A Nicky Devlin own goal and James Forrest's fine finish made it 3-0. Andrew Shinnie's close-range reply couldn't deny Celtic a first win at Livingston since 2007.
The away support created a fantastic atmosphere throughout the game
One Celtic fan told us: "It was a comfortable win. That was something that everyone needed. Onwards and upwards now!"
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Livingston manager David Martindale told the media: "I think Celtic were very good and very clinical. I don't think we deserved much more from the game, but with the two decisions leading to goals you feel a little hard done-by.
FT - The visitors end a 15-year wait for a win in West Lothian to take all three points back to Glasgow
— Livingston FC (@LiviFCOfficial) March 6, 2022
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Celtic's James Forrest spoke with great delight about his goal and performance: "I’ve been having a lot of chances lately and not managed to score, but sometimes the harder ones, they go in."
The Celtic boss added: "Winning is obviously important, but I think the manner of how we played the game was brilliant."
🗣️ "Winning is obviously important, but I think the manner of how we played the game was brilliant."
— Celtic Football Club (@CelticFC) March 6, 2022
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How important could this win prove to be for Celtic? With Rangers still having European competition to focus on, some have argued that could prove to be one distraction too many for the Ibrox club.
