French striker Moussa Dembele scored one and created another two as Celtic thrashed St Johnstone 4-0 to break their own 100-year British record of unbeaten domestic matches. The Scottish champions extended their domestic unbeaten record to 63 to eclipse the Celtic team of Willie Maley who went 62 league games unbeaten - pre-League Cup whilst the Scottish Cup was not played during World War I - between 1915 and 1917.
Brendan Rodgers's team are joint-third now in UEFA's all-time domestic unbeaten records list, alongside Moldovan side Sheriff Tiraspol. Gibraltar's Lincoln Red Imps (88) - who ironically began Rodgers tenure last year with an embarrassing defeat in a Champions League first leg match - and Romania's Steaua Bucharest - who won the European Cup in 1986 and reached the final in 1989 - of the late 1980s lead with 104.
"To have actually beaten what was a British record - and obviously Celtic were the holders of that already - means it's a truly special day for the players and the club," said Rodgers. "It means everything. It's an incredible feat by the players and a wonderful example of professionalism," added the 44-year-old Northern Irishman. St Johnstone had been the last side to defeat Celtic on domestic duty back in May 2016, but they never looked like repeating that feat.