Celtic were dominant against St Mirren as the Hoops ran out 4-0 winners.

A goal from Liel Abada, a double from Kyogo Furuhashi and a wonder strike by David Turnbull gave the Scottish champions all three points.

The result means the Hoops remain nine clear at the top of the league table.

Yuki Kobayashi also made his debut for the Hoops and put in an accomplished performance.

He was calm on the ball and demonstrated the positives of having a left-footed defender featuring at centre-back.

Ange Postecoglou praised him after the match, saying: "Like I said, he's only a young guy, still getting to grips with football here and life here. But I thought he handled himself well.

"They're a physical team, they're pretty direct and he had to deal with a few things. I think he showed his qualities on the ball and he'll get better from that."

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Reo Hatate was another standout performer as he controlled the game in the middle of the park. His assist for Kyogo's wonderful chipped first goal was a particular highlight.

While VAR did not dominate the discussion as much as in prior games there was still a moment of controversy.

Abada appeared to be fouled within a minute of the match kicking off but the decision was waved away by referee Steven McLean and the VAR officials.

Meanwhile, Giorgos Giakoumakis did not feature against the Buddies due to an injury. The Greek striker has been the subject of much transfer speculation over the last couple of months.

Addressing the 28-year-old's future at full-time, Postecoglou said: " I am just dealing with what is in front of me until I hear otherwise or something significant happens.

"He was here tonight, mate, so you could have asked him yourself. He's still very much a part of our setup. He would have been involved tonight if he was not injured."

Join Tony Haggerty, Sean Martin and Aidan Macdonald as they discuss all this and more in the video below...

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