PATRICK’S DAY AGAIN FOR CELTS Loan star shows Bhoys what they’ll miss

minutes, his second-half double and goals from Dedryck Boyata and Callum Mcgregor put a St Johnstone side who had briefly been in the match, at 1-1, to the sword.

It was a devastating display that sums up why Brendan Rodgers’ (right) side have now gone an entire calendar year now without a domestic defeat.

Roberts admitted: “That’s something to be proud of.

“We have a few games left though and we’ll keep that mentality going in each game and get a result.

“I’m playing with confidence and when I do that my best ability comes out.”

Asked about his decision to stay for the Cup Final, he shrugged: “It wasn’t really a difficult decision.

“Playing for my club and my country are both proud honours for me. Such decisions are never easy but playing for a Treble for this club was something I wanted to do and it is what I am going to do.”

If ever Celtic were going to lose their focus on the unbeaten side of their season, yesterday was going to be the day.

Fresh from their double doing of Rangers, they were also up against a Saints side – the last Scottish team to beat them 44 games ago and a year past this week. A Saints side with only three defeats in their past 21 top-six games after the split as well. But a revitalised Tom Rogic ran the show in just his second start back from injury and you realised the champions had kept their foot hard enough to the floor to protect themselves. Anthony Ralston looked solid at right back, both in stature and technique, making his first start for the club aged 18 after a few sub appearances. And on the left of their three off the front, Michael Johnston’s transition into the team was seamless.