Celtic's second Scottish Premiership match of the season saw the Hoops run out 3-1 winners against Aberdeen.

Brendan Rodgers continued his excellent record against Dons thanks to goals from Liel Abada and Kyogo Furuhashi. The 50-year-old made some big calls with his starting line-up as Reo Hatate was once again benched in favour of David Turnbull.

The Scottish champions took the lead early after Abada poked the ball home from a free-kick fired in by Matt O'Riley. It was originally ruled out for offside before being overturned by VAR. It was the correct call as, after the lines were drawn, the Israeli was clearly onside. 

It was not a lead that lasted long, however, as a ball in behind was uncharacteristically misjudged by Cameron Carter-Vickers, allowing Duk to nip in front of the American and play the ball across to Bojan Miovski, who tapped it home unchallenged.

Celtic did get back in front after Kyogo took advantage of a mistake by Aberdeen defender Nicky Devlin to race through on the goal and fire home in devastating fashion. O'Riley then killed the game off near the end after some great work from Yang Hyun-jun

Despite the game remaining open, it finished 3-1 at Pittodrie as Rodgers' men restored their lead at the top of the table to three points.

Here are the key points of discussion from the match...

Abada Bing!

The winger got off the mark for the season against the Reds as he notched his 29th goal for the club. The 21-year-old continues to be linked with a move away from Celtic. Latest reports state that French and Bundesliga clubs will test the champions' resolve with a bid before the end of the window. However, Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers revealed that Abada still sees his future at Parkhead when he said: “We had a nice conversation, a really open conversation when I came in. He sat in the office and I just wanted to know what his ambitions were and what he wanted to achieve. He is very keen and he wants to be here to improve. He also understands there needs to be competition when you are at a top club. That pushes you. I like his runs and he has a real killer instinct in front of goal. You don’t get that many goals unless you want to score – which I love. There are other areas we can look at to help him get to another level.” Allied to 20 assists in 103 games for Celtic, it will be no surprise when Rodgers says non and nein to any potential suitors from France and Germany, respectively.

Kyogo earns his Spurs

Former Celtic boss Ange Postecogou could come calling to try and tempt goalscoring talisman and prize asset Kyogo to Tottenham Hotspur as the Premier League side get used to life without Harry Kane. The Japan international signed a new four deal in the summer, tying him to Glasgow until 2027. Despite being asked to play a different attacking role under Rodgers this season, which involves linking the play, old habits die hard and he made it two in two games with another stunning strike at Pittodrie. The Japanese striker has not lost any of his sharpness and his two goals this campaign have seen him touch the ball just three times. An instant first-touch finish against the Staggies and then a bullet of a drive after he took full advantage of Nicky Devlin's attempted back-header to restore Celtic's lead against Aberdeen. One touch to control and the clinical marksman thrashed another beauty into the net. Spurs shall and will be rebuffed as the sign around Kyogo says: "Don't Walk". He doesn't need to move to an N17 postcode to earn his Spurs as he has a manager and fans that totally adore him. 

Naworcki positives but defensive frailties linger

Maik Nawrocki looked the part in the Granite City as the stopper turned in an accomplished display. The Poles' only blip arrived when he looked slow to cover Miovski run to the centre of the goal where he had an easy tap-in for the equaliser to make it 1-1. However, it was his defensive partner Cameron Carter-Vickers who was most culpable when Duk beat him to the punch with a bread-and-butter long ball and managed to square across the face. Nawrocki certainly seemed to have found his feet quickly in the Hoops jersey which is more than can be said for others. Carter-Vickers left the field at the interval as he made way for Stephen Welsh as a precautionary measure. The imminent arrival of Gustaf Lagerbielke from Elfsborg will add some much-needed robustness and steel at the back of the pack. However, Greg Taylor has looked like a shadow of the player that he was when being deployed in Postecoglou's inverted system. It has not clicked for Taylor thus far under Rodgers and the purchase of a left back could remain a priority in the remaining days of the window. Whilst Anthony Ralston is full of endeavour and commitment Celtic will be counting the days until Alistair Johnston is back fit. Rodgers will certainly not need telling that Ralston is defensive cover at best.  The Celtic defence looks far from settled and whilst it is still early days, that alone will be unsettling for Rodgers.

Tony Haggerty

Midfield struggles

Celtic were extremely open in the midfield at times as they struggled to get the grips with the game during periods. The passing was far from crisp and led to the defence being exposed on several occasions. While the back four did not help themselves with some poor decision-making throughout, there was a lack of protection from O'Riley and Callum McGregor, who are usually so reliable. The captain had a rare poor afternoon as he was very wasteful in his distribution. He was not the only one, though, as Turnbull did not offer much support either. He was relatively anonymous after a great performance last week and was substituted at half-time for Hatate. Despite that change and the introduction of Odin Thiago Holm due to the Japanese midfielder's injury, it was far from a vintage afternoon from the men in the middle of the park. There appeared to be a lack of intensity at times and that is something Rodgers will be keen to address. O'Riley took his goal well, it must be said and offered some other positive attacking moments but fell short at times from a defensive point of view.

Injury worries

It was a tough afternoon for Celtic in terms of players picking up knocks. First, Carter-Vickers was replaced by Stephen Welsh at half-time after appearing to suffer an injury. Then Hatate, who himself came on as a substitute, seemed to hurt his calf and also departed early. It will be a real worry for Rodgers, who will be hoping that both men are back fit and firing as soon as possible. The injuries have once again shown that the squad still needs some work done between now and the end of the transfer window to make the team competitive ahead of the Champions League starting next month.

Aidan Macdonald