SPL Saturday October 20th

Celtic 5

Dundee United 1

1:0 Hartson (8); 2:0 Balde (45); 3:0 Hartson (58); 3:1 McIntyre (76); 4:1 Hartson (82); 5:1 Maloney (85)

Att: 59,900

MIB: Bobby Orr

Celtic: Douglas; Balde (Tebily 68), Mjallby, Valgaeren; Agathe, Lambert, Lennon (McNamara 21), Moravcik, Thompson; Hartson, Larsson (Maloney 82)

John Hartson goal machine!! There's a phrase we didn't think we be using much.

In recent weeks his form had certainly improved, and his goals were just reward. The first was a fine outside of the foot finish from a perfect Lubo pass. The other two of the three we 'gimmes'; his second was a close range blast following knock down from a corner, the third came after a United defender went to sleep in his own box. Agathe's sliding tackle played the ball in front of goal and Hartson helped himself.

Maloney, who continues to progress quite impressively, nabbed the fourth from a Hartson pass. He switched on the after burner, left the defence for dust and slipped the ball under the goalie.