STEELMEN RUN SHOW

Askou's men boss it from start to finish over Hoops

- BY GAVIN McCAFFERTY

IBRAHIM SAID headed his first Motherwell goal as the Steelmen consigned Wilfried Nancy to his fifth defeat in his first four weeks as Celtic manager.

Said converted Stephen O’Donnell’s superb cross before Elliot Watt capitalised on a mistake from Kasper Schmeichel to seal a 2-0 victory.

It was a comprehensive win for the home side, their first against Celtic for 10 years and their first at Fir Park since 2013.

Celtic struggled to mount any pressure until the final stages as they missed the chance to go top of the Premiership.

They remain three points behind Hearts and saw Rangers cut the gap behind them to three ahead of Saturday's derby, which is already looking like a crucial encounter for Nancy.

The Frenchman was outwitted by Jens Berthel Askou (right), who has lost fewer games as Motherwell manager than his counterpart.

Nancy brought Liam Scales into his back three while Paulo Bernardo and Reo Hatate came into midfield. Daizen Maeda was back in the centre-forward role.