HOW THEY RATED
CELTIC 3-2-4-1 0 1 CRAIG GORDON 7
Played his part later on, leaping impressively to turn over Main’s drive and keeping Cadden at bay
MIKAEL LUSTIG 6
Deployed on the right of a back three and played it steady as he signed off ahead of World Cup duty
DEDRYCK BOYATA 7
Prone to dwelling on the ball but the big Belgian still offered Motherwell no encouragement
KRISTOFFER AJER 6
Looked to have been identified as a weak link by Motherwell but his pace kept him out of trouble
SCOTT BROWN 7
Enjoyed the battle and embarked on the odd foray forward while leaving the creative spark to others
OLIVIER NTCHAM 7
Kept it simple for the most part but it’s tempting to award an extra mark for his acrobatic celebration
JAMES FORREST 7
A scorer in the League Cup final, his role here was more that of a cog in a powerful team showing
TOM ROGIC 7
News of his five-year deal was the perfect pre-final tonic. Quick feet and close control a delight as ever
CALLUM McGREGOR 8
Showed sublime technique to rattle the first from the edge of the box. Clever and composed in possession KIERAN TIERNEY 8 Unstoppable on the left flank. Motherwell tried everything — fair and foul — to stop him and failed
MOUSSA DEMBELE 8
So much is made of Motherwell’s physicality but they had nothing to match the Frenchman
SUBSTITUTES
Stuart Armstrong (Rogic 73), Jozo Simunovic (Ajer 75), Scott Sinclair (Forrest 89). Unused: Bain, Kouassi, Roberts, Griffiths.
BRENDAN RODGERS 8
You can’t argue with the numbers. Six competitions entered and six trophies won is proof that he is presiding over a golden era Referee: Kevin Clancy Marks out of 10
MOTHERWELL 3-5-2 0 3 TREVOR CARSON 7
Zero chance to get near McGregor’s opener and Ntcham’s drive was too near the post to stop
CEDRIC KIPRE 6
Sent off twice against Celtic already this season and set the tone with a naughty tackle on Tierney
TOM ALDRED 6
Couldn’t get any height on the clearing header that teed up McGregor, but he might have expected help
CHARLES DUNNE 7
Athletic and sharp to deny Dembele with an early block but couldn’t quell Celtic on his own
CHRIS CADDEN 7
Buoyed by a Scotland call-up, he found himself pinned back by his old schoolmate Tierney
ALLAN CAMPBELL 5
Normally a key man but this bundle of energy morphed into a ball of frustration. Booked
CARL McHUGH 5
Not as mobile as his central colleagues and toiled as Celtic shuttled the ball around
LIAM GRIMSHAW 5
Culpable as neither he nor Campbell reacted quickly enough to shut off McGregor at the first goal
RICHARD TAIT 5
Likes to attack but his first duty was to deal with Forrest. Switched flanks but found Tierney a handful
CURTIS MAIN 7
Hurtled around with plenty of intent and forced a fine save from Craig Gordon soon after half-time
RYAN BOWMAN 6
Played in Main with one lovely back-heel, but the pair were rarely able to link up properly
SUBSTITUTES
Gael Bigirimana (McHugh 55), Elliott Frear (Campbell 78). Unused: Griffiths, Hartley, Maguire, Turnbull, Petravicius.
STEPHEN ROBINSON 6
Sent his team out to compete but that’s hard when the ball is moving so quickly. Too many chances went begging Attendance: 49,967