SPL Sunday September 1st

Celtic 2

Livingston 0

1:0 Larsson (26); 2:0 Balde (39))

Att: 56,988

MIB: Alan Freeland

Celtic: Hedman; Valgaeren, Balde, Laursen; Agathe, McNamara, Fernandez (Thompson 81), Petrov, Guppy; Larsson (Maloney 68), Sutton (Hartson 68)

Oh dear, three points collected but nothing in the way of flair or entertainment on offer here. Larsson headed in an excellent Guppy cross, and Bobo knew nothing about the ball which cannoned off him and into the net. The second half : well it came and went without anyone noticing too much.

The stench of stale booze from the Euro hangover hangs heavy.