Martin O’Neill was delighted to see Celtic get back to winning ways against Falkirk on Wednesday night.
The Hoops began the O’Neill and Shaun Maloney era with a comfortable win against John McGlynn’s men at Celtic Park.
A first-half brace from Johnny Kenny had the hosts in control before Benjamin Nygren deservedly got himself on the scoresheet just before the hour mark.
Sebastian Tounekti rounded off the night with a brilliant finish to ensure that the gap to Hearts was cut to six points following their draw against St Mirren.
Celtic’s 4-0 win against Falkirk was arguably their best performance of the season, and it is no surprise to see that the interim boss was delighted with the outcome.
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Martin O’Neill reacts to Celtic’s win against Falkirk
Speaking to BBC Sports Scotland after the game, the 73-year-old said: I thought we played very well.
“I was concerned before the game, but that’s just a trait of mine. That’s something to do with my dreadful insecurity problems.
“I’m really pleased to win the game in the manner we did, and we played some delightful stuff. Could have scored a couple of more goals, too.
“I’m hoping some of the players have played today are old enough to know who I am, some of the younger lads I wouldn’t be totally sure. They see this man stepping into the dressing room and think ‘what’s happening here?’.
“I’m delighted, satisfied in the sense I thought we played very well. My anxiety has calmed somewhat, and it was really nice to win. When you get a few goals in front you can perhaps enjoy the last 10 or 15 minutes, and it kind of brought me back.
“I’ve not seen Celtic often, not live, to make criticism of this side. A restoration of confidence was great.”
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