Red-hot Celtic maintained their perfect record as sorry St Mirren suffered a 3-0 trouncing as they delivered another statement display before their dust-up with rivals Rangers.
Brendan Rodgers said goodbye to mercurial Matt O'Riley then watched his team refuse to skip a beat as the Dane's midfield mates Callum McGregor and Reo Hatate scored a pair of first-half crackers.
Alistair Johnston got in on the act in the second half but it could have been more, a lot more, and St Mirren have Ellery Balcombe to thank for keeping the arrears down.
This was a display of dominance from a side who remain large and in charge seven days out from the visit across the city from Philippe Clement's side.To borrow a phrase more associated with boxing parlance which states 'everyone has a plan until they are punched in the face'.
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