If Celtic retain their title, they appear to be doing it the exhausting manner.
Wins are paramount. Comfortable ones seemingly elusive however proper now, not too many related with Celtic will care. They stay within the struggle. Somehow.
It’s debatable whether or not the end result was absolutely deserved as there was at all times that lurking doubt that one thing would possibly undo them.
That’s usually been the case this season. Celtic have been crying out for a striker to persistently bang in targets. In this very important win, that was clear as day once more.
Benjamin Nygren has been the one one with a scientific edge all season however Oxlade-Chamberlain confirmed his high quality on this essential step within the title race.
That mentioned, Celtic stay proper within the hunt heading into the break up and with extra house video games than away, they’re ready they’d completely take proper now.
St Mirren took six factors from the final six to ship an enormous shot within the arm as they attempt to battle up the desk.
Interim supervisor Craig McLeish appears to chop a peaceful determine who brings readability. This was at all times a tricky problem however they did carry out nicely, notably after the break.
However, the end result leaves them with a giant struggle forward. Anything right here would have been price its weight in gold.
They have the possibility of one other enormous Hampden upset in opposition to Celtic subsequent weekend within the cup however their struggle to stay within the top-flight clearly takes priority.
A house fixture in opposition to backside facet Livingston is subsequent in that struggle. One they are going to give attention to capitalising on however they will take loads of encouragement from this efficiency and up to date outcomes.
