Celtic started their defence of the Scottish Premiership title with a slim 1-0 win over Dundee.
After a quiet first half which noticed £11million summer time signing Kasper Hogh go the closest with three efforts, Benjamin Nygren headed the champions in entrance early within the second half by ending off a Kieran Tierney cross.
Ex-Arsenal left-back Tierney put in a luxurious ball which gave Nygren the simplest of alternatives to nod the hosts in entrance.
It was a removed from snug night for the Hoops, however the recreation most likely ought to have been wrapped up, with Hogh enduring a irritating first league outing with a lot of missed alternatives, with Arne Engels additionally lacking a gilt-etched likelihood.
After which late on, an excellent Viljami Sinisalo save needed to deny Ashley Hay from equalising late on for Dundee, with Charlie Reilly additionally firing into the facet netting after a neat lay-off from Simon Murray within the first half
However Celtic additionally had additional possibilities to increase their lead, with new boy Hogh poking large as soon as againb earlier than Callum McGregor smashed the submit late on.
It was nervier than it needed to be, however Martin O’Neill’s males had been in a position to see out the victory and start the marketing campaign with three factors at Celtic Park.
The Hoops journey to Kilmarnock within the league subsequent Sunday earlier than dealing with Dundee United within the Scottish League Cup. They then host Austrian side Lask in the first leg of their Champions League qualifying play-off following the draw earlier on Monday.
