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Full-time: Dundee United 0-5 Celtic: CELTIC ARE CHAMPIONS

Celtic have clinched their 55th Scottish Premiership title and they've done it in style with a 5-0 mauling of Dundee United.

A Ryan Strain o.g, and doubles from Nicolas Kuhn and Adam Idah got the job done and the players can now celebrate with the fans.

Final score from Tannadice: Dundee United 0-5 Celtic.

Celtic seeking sixth

Celtic's players want a sixth goal to round off their afternoon, but are crowded out at the edge of the area as Forrest looks for a goal.

Three added minutes

We're into three added minutes which will seem like a cruel and unusual punishment for the United players and Celtic fans desperate to hear the whistle for vastly different reasons.

Training ground pace

The game itself has slowed to a bit of a crawl here, with Celtic happy to pop it about and the United players desperate to hear the final whistle.

Maeda denied

It's a surprise that with Celtic scoring five that Daizen Maeda hasn't etched his own name onto the scoresheet. He's bagged two assists but is denied a goal of his own when an attempted flick doesn't quite come off for him.

Johnston cross cut out

It's another free-flowing Celtic move that gets them in down the right hand side, with Johnston's cross at the end a poor one.

Good stop

Sinisalo has been pretty much a spectator in this second half but he's called into action as Trapanovski races clear for United, before forcing a good save from the Celtic keeper, who dives to his right to keep it out.

It looked a tight one for offside, but the flag stayed down and the keeper produced the save in any case.

Late late show

We have good reason to suspect that the scoring isn't finished between these two sides as they are the top two in the league for late goals (beyond 76 minutes) this season, with Celtic on 23 and United on 15 such strikes.

Bernardo fires over

Celtic are seeking a sixth here but Paulo Bernardo fires over after being picked out by Maeda.

Celtic subs

It's another double change for Celtic as Taylor and Hatate are replaced by Jeffrey Schlupp and Luke McCowan.

So close to hat-trick

Adam Idah goes close to a perfect hat-trick as the ball in from the right deflects into his path and he sticks a left leg at it, but he can only divert it wide.

Kuhn may not be getting his hat-trick after being subbed, but Adam Idah is still in the hunt here.

It remains 0-5...for now anyway.

Travelling fans in full voice

The cries of 'Glasgow Celtic Champions' are ringing around Tannadice, with a sizeable chunk of the home support electing to head up the road amid the visitors' utter dominance of proceedings here. You get the feeling they might be onto something here as it doesn't look like it's going to get any better from their point of view.

Celtic corner

Maeda fizzes a low ball in from the left that Adeboyega does well to put behind.

Bernardo takes the corner but van der Sande gets it clear.

Celtic double change

Celtic make a double substitution of their own as Nicolas Kuhn is withdrawn to deny him his hatrick chance, with James Forrest coming on, and Paulo Bernardo replacing Engels.

United triple sub

Dundee United react to the latest concession with a triple swap as Jort van der Sande, Kristijan Trapanovski and David Babunski all come on, with Dalby, Docherty and Paton making way.

GOAL: Dundee United 0-5 Celtic

Celtic do get their fifth as Adam Idah adds his own second to proceedings. McGregor breaks forward and plays it in behind for a good run by the Republic of Ireland international, who gets his shot away as he's checked by Adeboyega but it squirms into the bottom corner at the near post.

Celtic in utter command. 5-0 to the good.

Celtic pushing for fifth

Celtic are on the hunt for a fifth goal as Kuhn and Engels link up well once more, with the ball in finding Idah, who initially looks to head it into a shooting position for himself, but Adeboyega is on hand to clear it for the home side.

Big chance

Celtic have another big chance almost immediately after grabbing their fourth, but Maeda is this time off the mark with his cross, which is just out of reach of onrushing team-mates.

GOAL: Dundee United 0-4 Celtic

Celtic have a fourth of the afternoon and it's another terrifically worked move. Kuhn plays his pass in behind for Johnston with perfect weight to the byline and the full-back's cross picks out Adam Idah to guide his header into the back of the net.

Dundee United 0-4 Celtic, and the only question is, is Ange Postecoglou's 9-0 scoreline in danger of being toppled?

Second-half kicks off

Celtic kick things off for the second half in the most comfortable of positions.

Teams back out

Both sets of players are back out on the pitch as we get set for the second half to kick-off.

Celtic are three up and easing towards another league title, but how will the second half play out?

Story of the half

It's been a story of delayed dominance for Celtic as they took their time getting into this one, with Dundee United defending resolutely and creating some minor attacking chaos of their own in the Celtic area.

Once the first goal went in for the champions-elect, however, you could almost feel the relief and from then on it's been a bit of a procession, with Kuhn finding a first-half double to pretty much put the seal on the win and title.

Half-time: Dundee United 0-3 Celtic

It's been a Celtic stroll to the title in this first half and the champions-in-waiting go into the break 3-0 to the good after a double from Nicolas Kuhn followed Ryan Strain's own goal.

The title will be heading back to Celtic Park barring the most improbable of United comebacks.

Half-time at Tannadice: Dundee United 0-3 Celtic.

GOAL: Dundee United 0-3 Celtic

There might not be a helicopter around to change direction, but the trophy will be heading back with Celtic as they move 3-0 in front and it's Kuhn once more with an emphatic finish after the ball in from the left finds him in plenty of space.

It's Celtic's 100th league goal of the season and it wraps up the title that was kind of already wrapped up.

Dundee United 0-3 Celtic.

Wing to wing kings

That second Celtic goal has taken the air out of Dundee United and it was so well worked. Engels' pass out left for Maeda was a good one, but the delivery from the Japanese forward was top notch, right into the corridor of uncertainty and picking out Kuhn who did well to keep his effort down enough for it to hit the top of the net.

Celtic boss left unimpressed by citrus-y fan complaints

Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers was left unimpressed by a Celtic fan protest that took the form of launching scores of tangerines onto the Tannadice surface.

Brendan Rodgers unimpressed by Celtic fan protest as boss shakes his head at tangerines being launched on to Tannadice turf

GOAL: Dundee United 0-2 Celtic

Celtic have a second as their title stroll gets into full swing as Engels sweeps it out left for Maeda, who plays a terrific ball across the face of United's goal for Kuhn, who controls his finish into the roof of the net to send the travelling fans wild.

Dundee United 0-2 Celtic and surely that is that as far as the title goes.

Celtic sub

Celtic will make that change as Jota limps off, to be replaced by Adam Idah.

Jota down

Jota has gone down and is immediately signalling for help. It looks like he's caught his studs in the slick surface and Celtic are taking no chances, preparing Adam Idah for action.

Writing on the wall?

Celtic need only a draw from this fixture to wrap up the title and, when they open the scoring, they've won 39 out of the last 43 games where that's happened, drawing the other four - so it would take quite the break from form for anything other than a Celtic title win to transpire.