The title charge continued for Celtic on Sunday afternoon as the champions romped to a 4-1 victory away to St Johnstone, with that emphatic triumph ensuring that the Parkhead giants have restored their nine-point advantage at the top of the Scottish Premiership table.

Just a few days on from having produced a first-half blitz to see off Livingston, the Old Firm outfit again struck an early blow in Perth, with Kyogo Furuhashi seeing his cross turned in by an unfortunate Andy Considine, before that lead was soon extended as the Japan international lashed home for his 22nd goal of the season across all fronts.

While a long-range piledriver from Drey Wright did offer a sprinkling of hope to the hosts midway through the first half, that belief was soon extinguished as man of the moment, Aaron Mooy bagged his sixth goal of the campaign.

A late strike from David Turnbull - following a dismissal for the experienced Considine - inflicted further misery on Callum Davidson's men, with the Hoops comfortably strolling to a third win of the season over the Saints.

That commanding performance proved yet another fine day for the aforementioned Mooy, with the Australian playmaker stealing the headlines as a result of his superbly taken goal, having produced a delightful finish to dink the ball over the onrushing Remi Matthews.

That moment of magic epitomised the confidence that the 32-year-old is playing with at the moment, having unsurprisingly been awarded the man of the match gong, while also leading the way with his 7.7 match rating, as per Sofascore.

Amid what was a 'superb performance' by Mooy - as described by Scottish Daily Express reporter, Lindsay Herron - the former Brighton and Hove Albion man was not the only figure to have stolen the show at McDiarmid Park, with fleet-footed maestro, Jota, having also shone on the flanks.

The Portuguese dynamo appears to be getting back to his best having now provided four goal involvements in his last five league games - following a run of seven top-flight games without a goal or an assist - with that latest contribution having come with the 23-year-old teeing up Mooy with an exquisite chipped pass over the defence.

The former Benfica ace also had a key role in the game's second goal after showing great trickery down the flanks before firing the ball across the box for Kyogo, via the aid of a deflection, with the diminutive striker subsequently firing in on the turn.

Jota also went close to getting himself on the scoresheet only to see his long-range effort strike the crossbar, while the wide man also produced another clever pullback late on to find Liel Abada at the back post, only for the latter man to fire high and wide.

Such an impactful display saw the £17k-per-week man register two key passes from his 54 touches, with his match rating of 7.4, as per Sofascore, second to only that of star man, Mooy.

While the electric forward did lose possession on 16 occasions and commit five fouls on the day, he once again illustrated the stunning, game-changing impact that he can make in the final third for Ange Postecoglou's side.

To have a fit and firing Jota once again will surely be a major boost for the second half of the season.