RECORD BREAKERS | CELTIC WIN 9-0 IN LEAGUE

 

Five games undefeated at the start of the season is nothing new for Celtic, but the Bhoys didn't just cut Dundee United open in Sunday's 9-0 humiliation, they gutted them.

In the process, they racked up Celtic's largest ever away victory in the league, breaking a record which had stood since 1988 when Mark McGhee and Frank McAvennie both scored hat-tricks in an 8-0 thrashing of Hamilton.

"That's part of the kind of football team we want to be," said Postecoglou. "It's not just how we play, it's our intent which is to keep going all the time, to not let the scoreboard or circumstances dictate how we go about things."

Nine unanswered goals, seven scored from closer than 12 yards. Kyogo Furuhashi and Liel Abada both nailed hat-tricks while, Jota, Josip Juranovic and Carl Starfelt also got in on the act.

The defending champions are now back on top of the Scottish Premiership table, but with Sevco still just two points below, Celtic will have a chance to widen that gap come Saturday, when the pair meet in the league at Parkhead.

"Apart from Kyogo's second, the goals were the good work of other people," said Postecoglou, whose side begin their League Cup defence at Ross County on Wednesday. 

The Celtic boss added: "It's about setting our own standards and making sure we're the best we can be every time we're out there.

"We're not going to measure our progress or success because we don't know what the end point is, we don't want to put a limit on the team we want to be.

"We knew Dundee United are going through a rough spell. They're probably a bit vulnerable today and we got on top of them early which allowed us to play our football."