Celtic 4-0 St Johnstone: Rodgers' side widens Premiership lead as Saints fall further behind at the bottom

Celtic cruised to a comfortable 4-0 win, strengthening their position at the top of the Scottish Premiership and widening the gap between themselves and struggling St Johnstone.

Brendan Rodgers once again rotated his squad, with their January 2 Old Firm clash with Rangers - live on - in his thoughts.

They dominated from kick-off and Nicolas Kuhn fired in the opener on the half-hour, with Kyogo Furuhashi adding a quick second-half double as Simo Valakari's side struggled to deal with the tempo.

Daizen Maeda got on the end of Paulo Bernardo's cross just minutes after coming on to put the Hoops 4-0 up as they extended their lead over Rangers - who drew 2-2 at Motherwell on Sunday - at the top of the table to 14 points.

A fourth straight defeat for St Johnstone leaves them three points adrift at the bottom.

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