Celtic entertain Dundee in Glasgow as the Scottish Premiership title race hots up.

With 11 games to go, Rangers have assumed pole position as they top the table by two points from the men in green and white.

In the third of his TCW archive series, Tony Haggerty once again raided the vaults and came up with another classic match featuring the two sides.

It's a relatively recent memory that hopefully gets the juices flowing and how Brendan Rodgers' side could do with a repeat of the performance as well as the scoreline...

We are rewinding to August 2021 and Ange Postecoglou has purchased Kyogo Furuhashi from J1 League side Vissel Kobe in the summer for £4.6 million as Celtic embark upon their second league game of the 2021/22 campaign against then Dundee manager James McPake's side.

The mood music is not the best heading into this encounter as Celtic are knocked out of the Champions League by Danish outfit FC Midtjylland and they lose their opening game of the Premiership season 2-1 to Hearts at Tynecastle. A 4-2 away win in the Europa League against Jablonec of the Czech Republic gives some positive cheer.

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In the last COVID-restricted match at Celtic Park, those who are in attendance are treated to a striking masterclass. A new star is born as Kyogo hits a treble on his home debut on a day when the Aussie's men blitz the Taysiders and easily swat them aside.

The Japanese forward's hat trick is a sign of things to come in his Celtic career as the rampant hosts help themselves to a dominant Scottish Premiership victory and Kyogo leaves the field to rapturous applause and a standing ovation.

In a one-way contest, Kyogo ought to have opened the scoring in 10 minutes, but he somehow contrived to put the ball past the upright after a flowing move. He did not make the same mistake 10 minutes later when he was presented with another chance, and he got across his marker to finish smartly across Adam Legzdins after Liel Abada was set free by David Turnbull.

Kyogo then reacted quickly to peel off his marker once again as Ryan Christie surged down the left, and the Scotland midfielder found his team-mate with an inch-perfect cross. It was to become Kyogo's stock trademark goal. A desperate goalline clearance from Dundee defender Lee Ashcroft prevented Kyogo from bagging a first-half hat-trick but he would not be denied.

Turnbull then found Christie again and he teed up Tom Rogic to fire past Legzdins to make it 3-0 four minutes into the second half. Kyogo missed another golden opportunity for his hat-trick but it duly came when the brilliant Christie slipped the ball through for him to lift the ball into the bottom corner to make it 4-0 on 67 minutes.

Anthony Ralston then made it two for the season as he added to his superb solo goal against Hearts with another gem as he took a fantastic touch to nudge the ball away from both Dundee centre-backs before planting an effort into the bottom corner.

Celtic were not done there and as Abada drove into the box late on, Marshall succeeded only in bundling him to the deck and the defender paid a heavy price when he was ordered off. Substitute Odsonne Edouard expertly fired past Legzdins from the spot to seal the rout as Celtic registered their first league win of the campaign.

Celtic boss Postecoglou ominously warned the rest of Scottish football that the best was yet to come from his talisman.

Postecoglou said: "It's not a surprise to me. I knew what I was getting by bringing him over. He got the goals and could've had a couple more, but his work-rate off the ball was sensational.

"That kind of work-rate and work ethic inspires his teammates and gains the trust of the players around him. There's definitely more to come from him. He's literally had three or four training sessions with us.

"It was great right from the beginning. There was great intent to put our stamp on the game. The pleasing thing was we didn't let up, right up to the final minute we were trying to score another goal."

Kyogo said: "I would like to thank the fans for supporting me and the rest of the boys so well. Even though the stadium was not quite full yet, there was a phenomenal atmosphere and we could tell that our fans were happy to be back supporting the club.

"I can see why people say it is one of the best stadiums in the world and one of the best atmospheres in football, and I can’t wait to feel it again when all our fans are back and the stadium is full.”

Scottish Premiership

August 8, 2021

Celtic...6 (Furuhashi 20, 25, 67, Rogic 49, Ralston 84, Edouard 89 pen) Dundee...0

Att: 22,500

Teams:

Celtic: Hart, Ralston, Welsh, Starfelt, Taylor (Montgomery 72), Turnbull, McGregor, Rogic (Forrest 65), Abada, Furuhashi (Edouard 69), Christie

Subs not used: Bitton, Ajeti, Soro, Bain.

Dundee: Legzdins, Elliott (Robertson 52), Ashcroft, Sweeney, Marshall, McMullan, McGhee, Byrne, Adam (McCowan 60), McGowan, Sheridan (Cummings 61).

Subs not used: McDaid, Panter, Lawlor, Wilkie.