Nigerian forward Kelechi Iheanacho, emerged a superb sub following a solo effort helped interim manager Martin O’Neill’s Celtic lift its second title in back-to-back weekends.
Iheanacho weaved his way through the Dunfermline defence to make it 3-0 for Celtic to put the outcome beyond doubt before Josh Cooper scored with his first touch to give the Championship side a consolation and make it 3-1.
Celtic finished their season as double winners cruising past Dunfermline Athletic in a one-sided Scottish Cup final, after winning the Premiership last weekend.
Daizen Maeda’s clever lob and a powerful long-range shot from Arne Engels – both in the first half – put Celtic well on their way to a record 63rd Scottish Cup.
However, O’Neill’s future remains unclear, as clamour for the 74-year-old manager to remain beyond the summer may now grow after his stewardship extended the club’s recent dominance of the Scottish league to a 23rd trophy from the last 30 available.
It could have been different in the evenly contested opening stages but for some fine defending by Celtic’s Liam Scales.
Scales recovered to clear Callumn Morrison’s early toe-poke off the line after Alastair Johnston and goalkeeper Viljami Sinisalo got themselves in a bit of a mess.
Neil Lennon’s Dunfermline were left disappointed and things quickly got worse when John Tod failed to deal with a long ball, which allowed Maeda to run through and lift the ball over a stranded Aston Oxborough
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