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On this day exactly 20 years ago, Celtic hosted Aberdeen early in the 2001/02 season at Celtic Park. In his second year as Celtic manager, Martin O’Neill would start where he left-off; winning with delicious regularity, as his Celtic dream machine moved through the gears.

Celtic fans had become accustomed to O’Neill’s new Celtic side dominating teams – especially at Celtic Park. With the tables turned on our city rivals after years of untold misery, the Paradise faithful certainly had something to cheer about.

Stiliyan Petrov with Henrik Larsson and Bobo Balde after scoring. Photo by Barrington Coombs

On a rather routine afternoon in Glasgow’s East End, goals from our ‘King of Kings’, Henrik Larsson and a Stiliyan Petrov strike earned the Celts victory against the Dons.

Larsson’s effort would be in typical Henrik fashion – rising majestically with that kangaroo spring to meet an Alan Thompson cross with the head.

Stan’s would be a ferocious free-kick which left the Don’s wall and goalkeeper in no-mans-land. A fabulous strike to reflect the rapacious rate at which Celtic were operating at during the Irishman’s tenure.

Take a look at these beauties…

Paul Gillespie

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