The only person who may be more perturbed than Brendan Rodgers at this outcome ... What a day this was for the Perth club. A few weeks back, this date was pencilled in as Celtic’s title party.

The stands at McDiarmid Park had long emptied – including the three sides that housed the 7,000 Celtic fans who’d pitched up for a party in Perth. But there was Brendan Rodgers still out there ...