Celtic 4-2 Ross County: Brendan Rodgers makes winning start to second tenure

Kyogo Furuhashi - the Premiership's apical scorer past play - opened his relationship for the caller run to enactment Celtic 2-0 up

David Turnbull emerged from the shadows to animate champions Celtic arsenic Brendan Rodgers' 2nd tenure began with a season-opening Scottish Premiership triumph implicit Ross County.

Jordan White looped successful a header to trim the deficit, but Matt O'Riley smashed Celtic's 4th to guarantee a winning commencement for Rodgers earlier James Brown replied for County with the past kick.

There was nary motion of hostility astatine Celtic Park towards manager Rodgers, whose instrumentality successful June met absorption from immoderate supporters due to the fact that of his abrupt departure to Leicester City 4 years ago.

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The stadium was a riot of sound and colour arsenic the rubric emblem was hoisted by long-serving winger James Forrest pre-match amid an ebullient ambiance for the play opener.

Maik Nawrocki, the Polish centre-back signed from Legia Warsaw this summer, made his Celtic debut successful spot of Carl Starfelt, who Rodgers confirmed whitethorn beryllium connected his mode retired of the club.

Celtic's defence was rapidly nether unit arsenic County - who survived relegation with a miraculous comeback successful past season's play-off last - came tearing astatine them.

Malky Mackay's men harried Celtic and were the amended broadside aboriginal on. Yet they inactive recovered themselves efficaciously dormant and buried by half-time.

Simon Murray doubly went adjacent for the visitors and they were screaming for a punishment erstwhile Joe Hart tangled with the striker aft struggling to woody with an awkward Anthony Ralston backpass.

Having weathered the storm, Celtic began to click done the gears and Turnbull was the driving force.

The 24-year-old slotted the opener from the punishment spot, aft Greg Taylor was tripped by Josh Sims, and was cardinal to the 2nd extremity with a deft header that sent Liel Abada bursting wide down the close to transverse for Kyogo to decorativeness archetypal time.

Turnbull mightiness person had a first-half hat-trick and Ross Laidlaw's treble prevention kept him retired earlier helium added his 2nd with a half-volley from Matt O'Riley's transverse to the backmost post.

County weren't going quietly, though, and Laidlaw met Yan Dhanda's country to nonstop a dipping header conscionable wrong the post.

Celtic responded with verve and a delicious flick from Kyogo acceptable up O'Riley to lash successful the fourth.

There was a debut for Yang Hyun-jun - different of Celtic's 5 caller signings - disconnected the seat and chap substitute Forrest was denied a extremity successful his testimonial week by a astute Laidlaw save.

But County had the last accidental arsenic Brown fto alert with a onslaught that deflected disconnected Starfelt and burned past Hart.

Player of the lucifer - David Turnbull

Kyogo ran him close, but the Scotland midfielder enactment successful terrific show and looks re-energised nether Rodgers

What's next?

Celtic sojourn Aberdeen successful the Premiership adjacent Sunday (12:00 BST), portion County bid for their archetypal points of the play astatine location to St Johnstone the erstwhile time (15:00).

More to follow.