BEN IS COPING WITH MUTINY AND SCRUTINY

Nygren knows going on a winning run is only way to appease disgruntled support

- BY RYAN McDONALD

O'Neill enjoyed a 4-0 win over United after again riding to the rescue

THERE'S no hiding place at Celtic. Benjamin Nygren found that out the hard way.

The 24-year-old Swede was left shell-shocked after he and his teammates were berated by raging diehards in the aftermath of their Old Firm derby capitulation.

It might not have felt like the end of the world to some in power at Parkhead or even inside the dressing room.

But for the lifeblood of the club - the fans - getting scudded by Rangers will always feel like doomsday.

Hundreds of boo Bhoys amassed outside Celtic Park's front doors, giving both barrels from behind steel barriers to the beleaguered players as they made their way to their cars under police escort.

Tensions boiled over after a sixth defeat from eight, and it felt like Celtic's campaign had crashed and burned.

Other than sharks getting lobbed about during the dire Covid season, such bitter backlash has rarely been seen in Glasgow’s east end.

But a week is a long time in football. And, after flop boss Wilfried Nancy was finally out of his misery, Martin O'Neill's heroic return quickly turned despair into hope.

In the space of just seven days, Callum McGregor and Co went from zeros to heroes again with a thumping 4-0 demolition of Dundee United last Saturday.