With a far more lucrative context in intellect,Celtic had a couple of straightforward aims from the visit of Ross County on the first day of the Scottish Premiership season: to kick off the defence of their title with a win and to avoid injuries before Wednesday evening’s Champions League qualifying tie in Azerbaijan.
Ronny Deila was afforded one and a half from two. County were never likely to recover from a two-goal deficit at half-time and, despite an admirable second half display, and duly did not. There is slight concern,though, over the early injury picked up by the Celtic striker Leigh Griffiths.
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Source: theguardian.com