After losing to Hibernian at Easter Road at the weekend, Celtic knew they needed to win against Aberdeen at Parkhead. They did just that, even though they were nowhere near their best on the night. Despite that, they found the back of the net five times. It was Daizen Maeda that opened the scoring after a lucky deflection set him up. Jota scored the second although it looked like he had mistimed the shot. Until that point, Aberdeen had probably been the better team. Callum McGregor scored the third to put the result beyond any doubt. Yang Hyun-jun found the fourth with a beautifully-worked effort. And Maeda tapped into an open net at the end of the game to finish off the scoring for the Hoops. Chris Sutton praised Maeda and Arne Engels, who had two assists on the night, after the game. He wrote on X: That is very right. While the title race is in their control, they still have to go out and win the games that are remaining. Nothing comes for free in football. Fortunately, this is a team full of players who k
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