Celtic have been crowned Scottish Premiership champions for a fourth consecutive seasons after thrashing Dundee United 5-0 at Tannadice Park on Saturday afternoon.
The Hoops knew that they needed just one point to secure top spot, but they managed to claim all three in some style as well as their 27th league win of the campaign.
Four goals in the space of 17 minutes either side of half time put Celtic firmly in control, with an own goal from Ryan Strain opening the scoring as he deflected Liam Scales's header into his own net on the half-hour mark.
Nicolas Kuhn's double on the stroke of half time was followed by a second-half brace from Adam Idah, including his 10th goal of the season, helping the Hoops cruise to victory and retain the title with four games remaining.
Celtic have picked up 84 points across their 34 Scottish Premiership matches this term (W27 D3 L4) and have now surpassed a century of goals, netting 102 in total while conceding only 22 in the process.
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Celtic win record-equalling 55th Scottish top-flight title
Since 1930, Rangers have boasted more league titles than their Old Firm counterparts, but that gap has narrowed courtesy of an unprecedented spell of dominance from Celtic, who have now drawn level with the Gers on 55 Scottish top-flight titles.
In 2000, Rangers were out in front with 49 titles compared to Celtic's 36, but the Hoops have been in control in the 25 years that have followed, winning 19 league titles - including 13 in the last 14 seasons - compared to the Gers' six.
Celtic's latest title win means that manager Brendan Rodgers has won 11 of the 12 major domestic trophies available during his time in charge of the club, and he has also become the third-most successful manager in the club's history, surpassing Neil Lennon.
Rodgers' Celtic have remarkably always scored five goals without reply on the day they have clinched the Scottish Premiership title, doing so against Hearts (away) in 2016-17, Rangers (home) in 2017-18, Kilmarnock (away) in 2023-24, and now against Dundee United (away) this season.
Meanwhile, 33-year-old club legend James Forrest has now become the most decorated player in Celtic's history as he has now won a total of 26 trophies with the club where he has spent all 16 years of his senior career, making 522 appearances in all competitions in that time.
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Rodgers: 'I have never been happier at Celtic'
Reacting to Celtic's latest title win after beating Dundee United, Rodgers told Sky Sports: "I am very hungry to win. We want to be the most successful team we can be.
"I will be here next year, 200%. I said 150% a few weeks ago. I have never been happier here.
"Leading into this game there was a little bit of negativity around the league and the competition, but we can only concentrate on ourselves. Our mentality has been so, so good.
"The competition is for everyone. When it matters, this team has produced, it's not our fault we're 18 points clear and scoring goals.
"It's important to keep the motivation and the hunger at this stage of the season and we know what we want to achieve and what records we want to beat."
Celtic are on course to win for a sixth domestic treble in nine seasons, having already won the Scottish League Cup in December, while Aberdeen await in the Scottish Cup final at Hampden Park on May 24.
Oliver Thomas
