Celtic v Falkirk highlights

Seventy three. It's not just the age of Martin O'Neill, but also around the same amount of times he told his unveiling news conference that he was only a short-term fix for Celtic.

In the wake of a swashbuckling 4-0 win over Falkirk, which marked his first game as the Parkhead manager in 7,459 days, he made the point again. Just in case there was an iota of doubt.

But football can do weird things to you, can't it?

The image of him standing with his arms aloft on the touchline is a throwback to a different time, but there were glimmers in a convincing win that O'Neill's magic touch is already rubbing off.