In a match which was a first class advertisement for Scottish football, Gary Hooper struck early and late against Dundee United to ensure 16 league wins in succession for Neil Lennon since he took charge of Celtic in the wake of Tony Mowbray's departure last March.
A match played at such relentless tempo was bound to have its flashpoints and – with the score at 1-1 in the second half, thanks to David Goodwillie's equaliser eight minutes before the interval – tempers ignited when Dougie McDonald first awarded Celtic a penalty kick for a challenge by Dusan Pernis on Hooper and then rescinded it on the advice of his assistant.
