Celtic begin their defence of the Scottish Premiership title at Celtic Park this afternoon with St Mirren the visitors for Flag Day. Hoops legend, Paul McStay will unfurl the league flag before the

Celtic begin their Scottish Premiership season with a victory, but are far from convincing as they struggle to break down a resilient St Mirren.

LUKE MCCOWAN’S DEFLECTED strike earned Celtic a 1-0 victory in their William Hill Premiership opener after St Mirren had frustrated the champions for 87 minutes at Parkhead. The substitute collected Daizen Maeda’s square pass on the edge of a crowded penalty box and fired a shot which appeared to spin off Mark O’Hara’s leg and nestle into the bottom corner of the net.