Ange Postecoglou's 50th match in charge of Celtic saw the Scottish giants snap a decade-long winless run playing away against Livingston on Sunday.
Despite an early missed penalty, goals from Daizen Maeda and James Forrest plus a Nicky Devlin own goal allowed the Hoops to run out 3-1 victors.
The win restored Celtic's three-point lead atop the Scottish Premiership and also saw the club leave Tony Macaroni Arena with all three points for the first time since 2007.
"We know it’s a difficult place to come to and we know our history here, so winning is obviously important, but I think the manner in which we played the game was brilliant," Postecoglou said post-match.
"It was a great reaction by the players to make sure that we made a statement here in terms of, not just winning the game, but by playing our football and showing that we can overcome whatever challenge is in front of us.
“That was the key for us, we didn’t want to shy away from playing our football just because the pitch is a bit different or the opposition play a certain way.
“We were really keen on playing football in their half, dominating the game and I thought our defensive work was outstanding, we didn’t give them a moment’s peace.
“You see that they are a real threat from set pieces, so we kept them away from our box apart from throw-ins and free-kicks which helped us enormously in combatting their threat.”
🗣️ "Winning is obviously important, but I think the manner of how we played the game was brilliant."
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The win against Livingston marked Postecoglou's 50th game in charge of Celtic, with the Aussie winning 35 of those matches while drawing five and losing 10.
Seven of Postecoglou's 10 defeats have come in European competition with the Hoops currently in the box seat to claim domestic league honours in Scotland this season with just three matches remaining.
Celtic's final three league games will see them play Ross County, Rangers and St. Johnstone, with second-place Rangers currently three points behind and with an inferior goal difference.
Postecoglou's side next face Dundee United in the Scottish Cup quarter-finals on March 15 (AEDT).