article_snippet: Three games in two competitions over 10 days has forged some barely disguised contempt between Celtic and Dundee United.
article_snippet: It is hard to see who will stop Scotland’s champions now.
article_snippet: Yet, Celtic are developing a habit of wrapping themselves around opponents and squeezing tight.
article_snippet: At Hampden, Celtic were loathe to build on Celtic lead and possession.
article_snippet: Celtic had the chances.
article_snippet: Celtic then began the second period in a ragged, loose fashion and that allowed the visitors the visitors best spell of the game.
article_snippet: In the opening five minutes, Dundee United summoned more attacking menace than they had managed in the entire first 45.
article_snippet: Celtic scored with virtually their first effort on goal in the second period, Griffiths cleverly guiding a quite superb long ball from Brown past Cierzniak with a first-time effort from 12 yards.