Celtic restored their nine-point benefit over Rangers on the prime of the Scottish Premiership with a 2-0 win at Dundee United, with Ange Postecoglou filled with reward for Aaron Mooy and even taking a cheeky shot at a rival coach.
Two targets in 5 minutes early within the second half from Jota and Mooy did the injury for the Hoops as Ange Postecoglou racked up a fiftieth league win in simply 61 video games answerable for Celtic.
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Aaron Mooy of Celtic. (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)Source: Getty Images
“We began the second half very well, scored a pair targets may have scored a pair extra,” mentioned Postecoglou. “A very robust efficiency.”
On the bottom the place they gained 9-0 earlier within the season, the guests have been annoyed earlier than half-time by United and the intervention of VAR.
Celtic thought that they had a penalty when Mark Birighitti caught Kyogo Furuhashi because the goalkeeper punched clear.
However, referee Don Robertson modified his preliminary determination after reviewing the incident on the pitchside monitor.
Celtic didn’t have to attend lengthy to make the breakthrough after half-time with Birighitti this time at fault.
The Australian misplaced the flight of Mooy’s cross and Jota headed in from the narrowest of angles on the again put up.
Moments later, VAR did come to the Scottish champions’ support as Kieran Freeman dealt with contained in the field and Robertson was once more suggested to alter his authentic name and level to the spot.
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Mooy despatched Birighitti the flawed solution to finish any doubt over the end result.
Postecoglou was filled with reward for Mooy post-game, telling Sky Sports the Australian is “going very well”.
“He’s constructed up his match health again to a degree I do know he can get to,” Postecoglou added.
“He’s a high quality participant and in another universe he’d be enjoying within the English Premier League however we have been fortunate he fell on our doorstep and I used to be completely happy to open the door.”
Postecoglou added: “Maybe you need to use that time period ‘I’m a fortunate man’, referring to Rangers supervisor Michael Beale’s declare earlier this yr that the Australian has been lucky to have a lot cash to spend within the switch market.
Ange Postecoglou took a cheeky dig. (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)Source: Getty Images
“Aaron’s received this actual capability to maintain working,” Postecoglou added of Mooy.
“He’s received an important engine – he runs all day. Before he got here to us, he didn’t play loads of soccer which I’m type of hoping means he’s saved it up for the remainder of his profession.”
Postecoglou additionally reserved particular reward for Celtic captain Callum McGregor in his four-hundredth look for the membership.
“I mentioned to the lads in there that they’ve received to understand they’re sharing a dressing room with a particular particular person,” added Postecoglou.
“He’ll go down as a legend of this membership. The greatest praise I pays him is he performs each sport prefer it’s his debut, as if he has the whole lot to show. He’s achieved all of it right here in Scotland. It’s a credit score to him.”
