Sports writer Graham Falk gives his immediate reaction from Easter Road as early strikes from Nicolas Kuhn and Callum McGregor see Celtic cruise to a 2-0 win over Hibs at Easter Road.
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00:00Full time here at Easter Road and it is head-to-nail Celtic 2 in a game that was largely over before
00:08it even began. A third minute goal from Nicholas Kuhn, followed by an absolute thunderbolt
00:13from captain Calum MacGregor meant that Celtic were pretty much in cruise control from around
00:19the 20th minute mark, if not before that. Plenty of chances throughout the game for
00:24Celtic. Calum MacGregor hit the post in the second half with another long range shot.
00:29James Forrest cut from all afternoon. I thought Nicholas Kuhn was outstanding. He beat a left
00:36back, tried his best to control him but it was largely one-way traffic. I think from
00:42a Hibbs perspective, zero shots on target probably tells you the story of the game from
00:47their side. For Celtic, I think it could have easily been more than two. Just a case of
00:54the goals were scored so early. Essentially, they could toy with them throughout the game.
00:59Hibbs will be really disappointed. There wasn't really a reaction from last week but to be
01:04fair, you could say that they were playing the best side in the Scottish Premiership
01:07at the moment. For Celtic, it's the same as it was last season. They picked up exactly
01:12where they left off. They had a fantastic pre-season where they were free-scoring and
01:16they looked like they could have scored an absolute heartful today. They got the two
01:19early goals and finished the game off where they were able to make changes towards the
01:22end, bringing on Maeda who came back onto the pitch, making his first appearance since
01:27that injury against Chelsea. For Hibbs, far more questions than answers. For Celtic, just
01:33more of the same I think the fans would ask. But that's it. Hibbs 0, Celtic 2 here at Easter
01:38Road.