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After a good while away - and the odd compilation video or five - Celtic Clips is hopefully back. Lookout for some blasts from the past. I'll update new additions as I go. Here's some clips to get back into the swing of things.
Celtic took to the field at Dens Park at the end of a calamitous week which had brought about the sacking of manager John Barnes. With Kenny Dalglish in temporary charge all eyes were on how the players would respond to the embarrassment of their cup defeat to Inverness - and to their half time shenanigans in that game.
It would be a hard fought victory in the snow at Dens, with all three goals coming in the final quarter of the match. Johann Mjallby opened the scoring, heading home from close range from a Moravcik cross. Two minutes later and it was 2-0 - Mark Viduka creating the space for himself to fire in from the edge of the box. And the victory was wrapped up with some fine opportune play from Colin Healy, placing the ball high over a stranded Rab Douglas from 25 yards for his first Celtic goal.
Celtic went in against Dundee Utd on the back of some good scoring form, having found the net 10 times in their previous two outings. And with a game against Rangers just nine days away, a win was vital in order to keep in touch at the top of the table.
However, things didn't go quite to plan in the 1st half -Joaquim Ferraz giving United a 26th minute lead, and Mark Viduka missing a penalty to round off a poor overall performance.
But Celtic came out with all guns blazing in the 2nd half. It took just two minutes for John Barnes' men to find the equalizer - Regi Blinker latching on to a Lubo Moravcik through ball and dinking the ball past Combe in the United goal. Three minutes later Celtic were in front, Viduka heading in from close range after good work from McNamara down the right.
And Viduka turned provide for the third, setting up Moravcik to volley in at the near post. The scoring was wrapped up by Mark Burchill's customary late goal, the youngster turning in the rebound from his own shot, having been put through on goal by Eyal Berkovic.
The previous weeks 4-0 thumping of Hibs seemed to restore some confidence in a Celtic side which, since the injury to Henrik Larsson, had been struggling for form. Or perhaps the opponents had something to do with that - Celtic had scored 12 times in the two games against Aberdeen already that season.
Whatever the reason, Celtic turned in another goalfest of a performance. Paul Lambert started the rout, a wonderful strike into the top corner, finishing off a nice little 1-2 with Viduka. Stephane Mahe added a second only minutes later- right footed, no less - to give Celtic a 2-0 half time lead.
The third came courtesy of Lubo Moravcik midway through the second half - the Slovak picking the ball up wide and drifting past a couple of defenders before firing past Leighton from the edge of the box. And the Aberdeen keeper's day got worse, when he completely misjudged a harmless ball through the Aberdeen defence, leaving Mark Viduka with a tap in for Celtic's 4th.
Regi Blinker grabbed the fifth with just 10 minutes remaining, a fine finish to an absolutely outrageous cross from Morten Wieghorst. And with only minutes remaining, Ian Wright finished things off with his third and final goal for the club.
John Barnes' Celtic went in to this match against Hibs trailing Rangers by four points, having played a game more. With Rangers trip to St Johnstone postponed this was a chance to close the gap at the top of the table and get points in the bag.
However, having lost 3 of 6 league games since Henrik Larsson's leg break in Lyon, and having scraped through a midweek League Cup game against Dundee thanks to a 90th minute Morten Wieghorst winner, Celtic's form was patchy at best.
But this would turn out to be a comfortable victory, inspired by the skills of Lubo Moravcik. Mark Viduka opened the scoring from the penalty spot in the 18th minute - a dubious award, it has to be said. Moravcik then added the second with a sublime turn and shot from the edge of the box. It may take a deflection on the way in, but it takes nothing away from the little Slovak's brilliance.
Moravcik adds a third, with a header which gives Paul Elliot's League Cup Final goal a run for it's money in the "how low can you head the ball" stakes. And Morten Wieghorst rounds things off near the end, pouncing on a mistake in the Hibs defence and sending a delicate chip over the keeper.
