Celtic extended their Scottish Premiership lead to 16 points but were pushed all the way by Dundee United despite initially looking likely to cruise to victory. Daizen Maeda set the hosts on their way midway through the first half before substitute Reo Hatate's late second secured the points.

Celtic moved 16 points clear at the top of the Premiership table after a 2-0 home win over Dundee United. Goals from Daizen Maeda and Reo Hatate gave the Hoops the win, on a night when Brendan Rodgers’ side produced another dominant performance at Paradise.

Celtic will play against Dundee Utd in the Scotland Premiership Round 11 matchup at Celtic Park Stadium. Celtic will aim to secure a win on their home soil to extend their previous win to two, while Dundee Utd will aim to prevent a defeat following their previous defeat,

Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers: "We got into some really good areas then it was only 1-0 [at half-time]. "In the second half we just lost a little bit of our attacking connection. No matter how dominant you are you're going to have to defend for some spells.

Scorers: Maeda 22', Hatate 83'Celtic returned to winning ways with a comfortable 2-0 win over Dundee United to move a massive 16 points clear at the top of the Scottish Premiership.The Bhoys