The Steelmen stay fifth in the Premiership after the champions enjoyed a comfortable win in the end
Ten-man Motherwell were left to rue a couple of big chances for teenage sensation Lennor Miller early on in their clash with Celtic - as the champions sent the Steelmen spinning to their fourth defeat of the season.
The game kicked off a big week in Motherwell's season ahead of next Sunday's League Cup semi-final at Hampden with Rangers, which comes after a midweek trip to Tannadice to face Dundee United, and the Steelmen cam at least take some positives from the problems they caused Brendan Rodgers' men early on.
In nine minutes Miller went even closer and really should have opened the scoring. The hosts pounced on a heavy touch by Paulo Bernardo on the edge of the box was pounced upon by Apostolos Stamatelopoulos, and when he laid the ball off to Miller, the teenager saw a thumping strike come off the post. He then produced an outrageous backheel pass moments later to set up Sparrow for a strike, but the midfielder drileld the ball straight at Schmeichel as the visitors came under yet more pressure.
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