Record signing Kasper Hogh don silence im critics with first-half hat-trick as Celtic sweep Kilmarnock aside for the new grass pitch for Rugby Park. Manager Martin O'Neill no dey for the bench because im dey recover from surgery, but e no stop the Hoops as Hogh nod ball enter empty net after just 64 seconds.
Kilmarnock don change from plastic to grass, but any hope wey Neil McCann get say e go favour im side fade when the Danish striker fire im second after Benjamin Nygren don hit crossbar. The £11m signing then head im third with Max Stryjek only dey watch. E don turn bad to worse for the Kilmarnock keeper when im play ball straight to Nygren wey fire fourth just after break.
Michael Schjonning-Larsen manage to pull one back, but Luke McCowan then volley in Celtic fifth just moments after coming on to wrap up impressive afternoon for Ayrshire. The champions title defence start with back-to-back wins, while Kilmarnock don concede nine goals for their opening two games.
Sky Sports pundits don talk about Kasper Hogh im impact for Rugby Park. Aiden McGeady say im be refreshing character, im fantastic today. E no be only im goals and movement for penalty box, im hold-up play and unselfish runs too. Im dey happy say im answer some critics after im first game. James McFadden say people look am last week and say im for do better, but im sure e go agree. Im dey read the type of cross wey dey come. The more dem play together, the better understanding go dey and more goals e go score. Kris Boyd say im all-round game excellent today, im hold-up play and willingness to dey inside box.
Celtic assistant Shaun Maloney tell Sky Sports say dem start the game opposite of how dem do for Dundee home game and dem never really come off am. Dem don see Kasper for months, so dem know the level of player and wetin im do for im previous club for Champions League. E say e be life of striker, you dey there, you score some, you miss some. Im really good today. Im score brilliant hat-trick, but big part of im game na when Kilmarnock go man for man, im hold am. Im all-round game really good. Dem creativity for final third dey good as dem don see for a while. Dem set bar now and dem need to keep dey try to reach am.
