Celtic give Scott Brown a fitting send off
Last updated 12th May 2021
Celtic eased to victory over St Johnstone to give Scott Brown a fitting send off in his last home match.
The Aberdeen-bound skipper set up their second goal with a long diagonal ball to Odsonne Edouard.
David Turnbull had opened the scoring 60 seconds earlier and both Kristoffer Ajer and Karamoko Dembele netted in the latter stages.
Interim manager John Kennedy said: That was the motivation for us, when you come to the end of the season and there's not a lot to play for, that was easy for us with Scott leading the team out for the last time at Celtic Park.
It was important we put in a performance that sent him off in the right manner, which we certainly did.
The plan was, because we have a quick turnaround until Saturday, he knew he would come off after 60 minutes regardless.
But the saddest thing was the stadium wasn't packed to the rafters with people singing his name the whole game. But that's the world we live in.
But there was the staff and players and an element of the support outside to send him off. It's probably the best of a difficult situation.
In the last few days he is starting to take it all in, I have seen him spending more time around the offices and speaking to more people, and it's probably now in his final week it is hitting home that he has to cherish what he has got left.
We will cherish every moment we have got him for the final few days for what he has done as a player and captain for this club. We have to be grateful and hopefully send him off in the right way on Saturday.''