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Chris Sutton grabbed a hat-trick and Henrik Larsson a double as Celtic eased Dundee United aside to consolidate their place at the top of the Scottish Premier League.
Goalkeeper Paul Gallacher got down well to hold a Sutton header after 32 minutes, but the English striker made no mistake a minute later. Chris Innes appeared to lose his balance and the Celtic striker pounced to drive the ball into the far corner of the net from 16 yards.
Larsson got in ahead of Alan Archibald to head home a Petrov corner after 52 minutes. The scorer then turned provider, his cross deceiving Gallacher, who could only turn the ball on to the bar and Sutton was there to tap it over the line.
Larsson added to the goalkeeper's embarrassment by turning inside his marker and driving the ball home from 22 yards through Gallacher's arms.
United gave their fans, the ones who had not yet left the ground, something to cheer when McIntyre dispossessed Didier Agathe and his drive from the edge of the box took a deflection past Douglas.
But Sutton completed his hat-trick after 82 minutes, when he was tripped by Archibald at the edge of the box, before sending the ball past Gallacher from the penalty spot.

Trivia

Martin O'Neill left out the four players who suffered midweek disappointment in the Euro 2004 qualifiers: Rab Douglas, Jackie McNamara, Shaun Maloney and John Hartson.
Future Celts, Mark Wilson & Barry Robson, lined up for United

Teams

Dundee Utd:-
Gallacher, Wilson, Archibald, Innes, McCracken, Robson (Samuel 45), Easton, McLaren, McInnes, Dodds, McIntyre.

Subs Not Used:- Jarvie, Griffin, James Paterson, Kerr.

Booked:- Innes.

Goal:- McIntyre 76.


Celtic:-
Hedman (Douglas 45), Balde, Varga (McNamara 45), Mjallby, Thompson, Lennon, Petrov, Miller, Agathe, Larsson (Maloney 68), Sutton.

Subs Not Used:- Hartson, Wallace.

Booked:- Varga, Sutton.

Goals:- Sutton 34, Larsson 52, Sutton 56, Larsson 58, Sutton 82 pen.

Attendance:- 10,802

Referee:- K Clark

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