Celtic scored in either half to beat a stubborn Dundee United side and move 16 points clear at the top of the Scottish Premiership.
Brendan Rodgers willing to avoid a repetition of his draw in Tannadice 17 days ago and left with the same XI beginning that opposed St Mirren 3 days ago, with Hyun-Jun Yang signed by Nicolas Kuhn just before the start.
They decided from the entrance and Daizen Maeda shot in the first game in the rebound to heat the enthusiasts on an icy night in Parkhead.
The visitors, who had chances of delay, were well arranged and frustrated the hoops, but Hatate came out of the bench here to shoot into the roof of the net and secure insurance at home.
The Celts are unbeaten at home this season, while Dundee United remain third.
Rodgers had asked for some enthusiasts to be more patient after detecting groans in his team’s 3-0 win over St Mirren.
He had also accused supporters in the permanent segment of being disrespectful towards the back, Greg Taylor making a song the target of the movement’s call Kieran Tierney.
Fans responded through songs for an entire team of former players and manager Martin O’Neill.
Songs about Artur Boruc, Mikael Lustig, Billy McNeil, Charlie Mulgrew, Tommy Burns, Victor Wanyama, Jimmy Johnstone, Scott Sinclair, Jota, Odsonne Edouard and Henrik Larsson all received an airing.
The fans rounded off their back catalogue with a stoppage-time burst of their song about Tierney, who is believed to be close to agreeing a pre-contract deal to return to Parkhead.
Jim Goodwin received little attacking power from his players in an absolutely one-sided first half, however, the visitors made a primary defensive replacement in forty-five minutes that resembled an attacking query opposed to the defense.
The United boss would have become frustrated through the nature of the opening after his team had erased Alistair Johnston’s cross.
The ball fell in love with Luke McCowan, only internal from the box after Richard Odada took out a vicko Selvj Tibia pass, and the shot of the former midfielder of Duendee broke Maeda at home after being in a position through Jack Walton
Auston Trusty had directed previously since the maximum sensible bar after one of the first 10 turns of Arne Engels in the first half. The midfielder in the maximum threat player of Belgium Celtic, also fired mocking balls in the face of the purpose and final on several occasions.
United ended the shooting of the part, a corner or a cross – Celtic had 27, with a single touch in the domain of penalty at home and 16% possession.
There was an immediate improvement after the break, Kai Fotheringham and Glenn Middleton were on their way to their first goal.
Celtic had a chance to kill the game faster than them. Maeda switched on Taylor and United goalkeeper Jack Walton’s wide cross to Engels’ head replacement Kyogo Furuhashi.
Kasper Schmeichel managed his first save in the 70th minute, turning Middleton’s powerful strike past his near post and soon caught Fotheringham’s header.
The game remained in equilibrium until Hatate brushes the ball in the corner after his compatriot sub Paulo Bernardo did the installation of Maeda.
Celtic Brendan Rodgers speaks to Sky Sports News:
“An intelligent victory for us. I have an idea that we would have possibly governed the game.
“In the first half we had the opportunity to get more passes, and then pass in the moment, we didn’t get the passal moment. You must drive.
“There was a little bit of pressure there but I thought the players dealt with that really well and came through that.
“Then we have the moment of the moment and that relieves the nerves that are in the game. We deserve it absolutely, you paint very strong and praise for it.
“I imagine that the environment is very large, whatever the temperature, very, very cold, but they turned out to be in number, Celtic fans.
“They’re amazing and they give the team encouragement when needed and that’s helping us get the result. “
In the absence of Nicolas Kuhn, he added: “He simply felt anything in the UP, so unfortunately he had to pass out.
“I didn’t feel like I had compatibility to play, so let’s compare that and see where he is. “
The Chief of Duende United, Jim Goodwin, talks to Sky Sports News:
“We knew tonight was going to be tough given the volume of games we’ve had over the past few weeks.
“Tonight is really our sixth champion game, it was going to be difficult.
“The players gave everything, but unfortunately we didn’t do enough.
“We had the opportunity to put the ball in the box with deep loose kicks and long throws and we also won some shifts, but, unfortunately, it is not too good for us in the box and around us. “