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The race is on

Ange Postecoglou’s stark transformation of Celtic was perhaps summed up best by his side’s 7-0 win against St Johnstone en route to regaining the Scottish Premiership.

The thrashing was a mission statement about Celtic’s football under the Australian manager. It contained two goals from Matt O’Riley – one of which was a stunning finish to complete a 41-pass move – the 21-year-old rightback who had not even been on the radar of most Celtic

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