Celtic stretched their lead over Rangers at the top of the Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier League to four points with a 4-0 victory over Hearts at Tynecastle.
Seconds after Stephen Elliott's second-minute header appeared to cross the line before being blocked by Celtic midfielder Joe Ledley, Hoops skipper Scott Brown drove low past Jambos keeper Jamie MacDonald for the opener.
Midfielder Victor Wanyama and Ledley made it 3-0 at the interval before striker Gary Hooper concluded the romp on the hour mark with a typical poacher's goal from close range.
Neil Lennon claims this the best performance he had witnessed from his team as Celtic boss.
He said: "Probably (the best) in my time as a manager. I thought we were devastating, powerful, quick on the counter-attack and the intensity and quality of their play was exceptional.
"There is a long way to go but they are growing and that was a big test for us.
"I feel for Hearts a bit because they lost some big players before the game but they caught us on a good night.
"It was all there tonight, the intensity, the atmosphere, the pace of the game, a good pitch to play on, I think the players relished the challenge.
"That is the standards we have set ourselves but I don't expect them to play like that every week.
"But we wanted to put pressure on those chasing us."
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