CELTIC finally scratched their seven-year-and-10-month itch in the capital against Hibernian... and then some.

A 3-1 Scottish Premiership victory over Jack Ross's side in Edinburgh saw Ange Postecoglou's men make it five wins on the spin in all competitions.

Celtic also laid to rest their Hibs hoodoo in the process after registering their first league win at Easter Road since a 4-0 success back in 2014.

When you consider the likes of Brendan Rodgers and Neil Lennon during his second spell as boss failed to win in Auld Reekie that's saying something.

Not only that, but they also reduced the gap at the top of the table to two points as early pacesetters Rangers could only manage a 2-2 draw against Aberdeen at Ibrox.

If indeed some like it hot, then it is fair to say the Scottish Premiership title race has been well and truly ignited now.

October was to be the biggest test of Celtic's mettle and potential flag credentials and they have passed it with flying colours.

It may still be too early to predict if the pendulum of power is shifting from Govan back to Glasgow's East End but you get the feeling that confidence levels and momentum are building inside the four walls of Paradise.

Having lost three league games already in the campaign this really was a make-or-break month for Celtic. However, three tricky away fixtures - Pittodrie, Fir Park and Easter Road - have all successfully been negotiated with nine points being banked in the process.

It's not just the nine points that will have pleased Postecoglou though. It will have been the mentality and attitude of his team, who are now getting to grips with it all.

Winning ugly away to Aberdeen, a controlled and measured approach and display on their travels against Motherwell, a devastating and total dismantling of Hibs... Celtic have managed to reel off a fine hat-trick of away victories.

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Whisper it quietly but it is also the kind of form that becomes the hallmark of... champions.

If Celtic do go on to clinch the Premiership title come May, then the vital 2-1 triumph at Pittodrie may have proved to be a watershed moment in the campaign.

There was a humungous sea-change after that success in the Granite City that day. Postecoglou's new breed of Celts proved to themselves that they could win on the road.

Furthermore, they also knew if they got their act together then they would rightfully be regarded as serious title contenders.

Celtic don't do transitional seasons. It's not in the club's DNA. It might have taken time to implement the Postecoglou philosophy, but everybody at the club now seems to be buying into it. The players are trusting the process.

The supporters believe they are on the verge of something special under the Australian. Time will tell on that theory of course.

In the meantime, here is one for the statisticians out there.

By beating Hibs, Celtic kept up their incredible record of not having lost a Wednesday night league encounter in 39 games.

You need to go back to May 2016 and a 2-1 reverse at McDiarmid Park to find when the men in green and white last stumbled.

Since then, the Hoops have played 39 games on a Wednesday and won a staggering 31, drawing eight.

Hail, hail the 'Wednesday Invincibles'.