Shamrock Rovers 0-9 Celtic: Brendan Rodgers' side earn emphatic friendly win

Image: Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers saw his side win 9-0 in Dublin

Celtic ran riot in their pre-season friendly at Shamrock Rovers, beating the Irish side 9-0 in Dublin.

Doubles from Stuart Armstrong and Scott Sinclair, plus goals from Mikael Lustig, Moussa Dembele, James Forrest, Jonny Hayes and Tom Rogic gave Brendan Rodgers' side a convincing victory.

After a draw against Slavia Prague on Tuesday, Celtic were ahead through Lustig's easy finish in the box, before Armstrong netted in the 23rd minute to make it 2-0 at Tallaght Stadium.

Dembele made it three after a fine team move, Kieran Tierney set up Sinclair inside the six-yard box for 4-0, and James Forrest added a fifth with a well-placed effort into the bottom corner.

Sinclair scored again on 66 minutes, tapping home after rounding the goalkeeper, and Armstrong then doubled his tally after combining with Rogic.

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Dubliner Hayes made it 8-0, finishing emphatically from Sinclair's cross for his first Celtic goal, and Rogic rounded off the scoring with a header on 86 minutes.

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Celtic: Gordon (De Vries); Lustig, Simunovic (McGregor), Sviatchenko, Tierney (Izaguirre); Brown (Bitton), Armstrong, Rogic; Forrest (Hayes), Sinclair, Dembele (Griffiths).

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