Kilmarnock will barely believe this outcome. Their approach was brave, intriguing and full of desire. Two up top, and prepared to go man-to-man against Celtic's three-pronged strike force. It worked so well. Celtic just couldn't build pressure as the home side continually probed at them, giving their backline no respite.

The Celts are back in domestic action this afternoon as they take on Derek McInnes’ Kilmarnock side at Rugby Park. Brendan Rodgers and his side have been rightly praised for their brilliant performance and result against RB Leipzig at Paradise on Tuesday ...

CALLUM MCGREGOR AND Nicolas Kuhn continued their goalscoring form to ensure Celtic emerged from a difficult test at Kilmarnock with three points and top spot in the Scottish Premiership. McGregor’s cross drifted into the net in first-half stoppage-time and Kuhn sealed a 2-0 victory at Rugby Park when he finished from a tight angle in the 71st minute.

Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers told Sportsound: "Obviously we had to deal with a lot of pressure and direct balls, and deal with a lot of duels. But to keep a clean sheet and work that hard, especially after midweek,

The injury latest for Kilmarnock and Celtic as both sides prepare for Sunday’s top-flight encounter in Ayrshire