Celtic thrash St Mirren to move 16 points clear at the top of the Scottish Premiership.Brendan Rodgers’ side need just three wins away from Lifting fourth consecutive Scottish Premiership title.
The Buddies had twice equalised as Declan John’s stunning free-kick cancelled out Jeffrey Schlupp’s opener, his first goal for Celtic.
Arne Engels then restored Celtic’s lead from the spot in first-half stoppage time before Killian Phillips deservedly levelled just three minutes into the second half.
22 year old Yang was brought on with the game in the balance at 2-2 with St Mirren threatening to take the lead.
But Yang’s headers either side of a cool Maeda finish leave the Bhoys just three wins away from clinching a fourth consecutive Scottish Premiership title.
A thrilling game in Paisley saw Celtic finish strongly thanks to Yang’s impact as he put them 3-2 up in the 68th minute, set up Daizen Maeda in the 88th minute and then scored the visitors’ fifth in stoppage time.
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