Overview
- Celtic beat Dundee United 4-0 at Tannadice on Saturday, August 15, with Auston Trusty, Camilo Durán, Sebastian Tounekti and Benjamin Nygren scoring to send the champions into the League Cup quarter-finals.
- Benjamin Nygren was central to the victory, supplying assists for the first two goals and scoring the fourth with a confident finish that reporters called the best moment of the match.
- New signings Mika Baur and Haissem Hassan made their Celtic debuts from the bench, with Baur immediately involved in the move that led to Nygren’s goal.
- Right-back Alistair Johnston sustained an injury that will keep him out for weeks and required youngster Colby Donovan to deputise, while manager Martin O’Neill returned to the dugout after a short hospital procedure.
- The result gives Celtic domestic momentum but increases fixture pressure because they must now refocus on Wednesday’s Champions League play-off first leg against Austrian side LASK, a tie with major sporting and financial implications.