Tierney strikes as Celtic defeat Kilmarnock 4-0
Rangers beat Dundee for third straight league win
Kieran Tierney scored his first Celtic goal in seven years as the Premiership champions cut the gap on leaders Hearts to seven points with a 4-0 home victory against Kilmarnock. The left-back, who scored on his final Arsenal appearance in May, drilled in from 25 yards to double Celtic’s lead six minutes into the second half. It was the 28-year-old’s first Celtic goal since a Europa League win against RB Leipzig on 8 November 2018.
Johnny Kenny had opened the scoring in the 10th minute with his fourth goal in four matches under the interim management team of Martin O’Neill and Shaun Maloney. Daizen Maeda missed several good chances for Celtic and Kilmarnock hit the crossbar through Bruce Anderson before Tierney struck. The home side struggled to build on the cushion but late goals from Maeda and Arne Engels, from the spot, added a flattering sheen to the scoreline.
O’Neill has stated he expects Celtic to make progress on their search for a permanent successor to Brendan Rodgers during this international break, but he remains in the dark. After the victory he said: “I should imagine at some stage or another during the course of the next week that somebody will let me know what’s happening.”
