Celtic extended their Scottish Premiership lead to 16 points but were pushed all the way by Dundee United despite initially looking likely to cruise to victory. Daizen Maeda set the hosts on their way midway through the first half before substitute Reo Hatate's late second secured the points.

Celtic moved 16 points clear at the top of the Premiership table after a 2-0 home win over Dundee United. Goals from Daizen Maeda and Reo Hatate gave the Hoops the win, on a night when Brendan Rodgers’ side produced another dominant performance at Paradise.

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Dundee United rang the changes with top scorer Sam Dalby on the bench and that seemed the result of players feeling the effects of a challenging schedule. They knew they would concede a lot of possession, but struggled to hold the ball at all in the first half.

Following a 3-0 win over St Mirren to kick off the year at Paradise, the Bhoys are already back in action tonight (Jan 8) as they take on Dundee United from 7:45pm. Here’s everything you need to

Celtic scored in either half to beat a stubborn Dundee United side and move 16 points clear at the top of the Scottish Premiership.

Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers: "We got into some really good areas then it was only 1-0 [at half-time]. "In the second half we just lost a little bit of our attacking connection. No matter how dominant you are you're going to have to defend for some spells.

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