Celtic demolish Dundee United to clinch Premiership title

Celtic clinched the William Hill Premiership title in style with a 5-0 victory over Dundee United at Tannadice.

Nicolas Kuhn and substitute Adam Idah both hit doubles after Ryan Strain’s 30th-minute own-goal kicked off the rout.

Celtic had only needed a point but they wrapped up their fourth consecutive championship in similar fashion to last year, when a 5-0 win at Kilmarnock earned Brendan Rodgers the title in his first season back at Parkhead.

This triumph moved the former Liverpool manager on to 11 major trophies as Celtic manager and set the champions up for a shot at their sixth treble in nine seasons, and Rodgers’ third, when they face Aberdeen in the Scottish Gas Scottish Cup final next month.

It also saw substitute James Forrest write himself into the club record books with his 26th winners’ medal, one more than Lisbon Lion Bobby Lennox.