By Ian Steven
Livingston’s unenviable record of never recording a league win at Celtic Park was extended against a rotated Celtic side who had one eye on their Champions League qualifier in Kazakhstan on Tuesday, as David Martindale’s men suffered their first league defeat of the season.
The West Lothian club set themselves up in a 5-4-1 formation to stifle the multitude of attacking threats that Celtic possess, leaving the manager pondering whether ringing the changes after Celtic’s first goal was the most prudent move.
A Benjamin Nygren brace after the break and a Johnny Kenny strike sealed the win for the Hoops.
And Martindale said: “Second half, obviously got a structure, got a game plan, and then you lose that quick goal, which actually comes from us being out of sh