Yes, it was only pre-season and Celtic are much further down the track than Newcastle United in their preparations for the new campaign. The game at Parkhead was their fifth of the season while the Magpies had flown in off the back of an intense week in Austria at a training camp.

Celtic took the lead before the half hour mark after Joe Willock was penalised for a foul inside the penalty area. Arne Engels stepped up and sent Nick Pope the wrong way to make it 1-0 to the hosts. A Pope error then made it 2-0 as Johnny Kenny stroke the ball into an empty net just before half-time.

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The damage was done in the first half as the Hoops stormed into a 2-0 lead before the break thanks to Arne Engels' penalty and a gift-wrapped strike from Johnny Kenny. Both came as a result of Newcastle's charitable defending after Willock took down Kenny for the penalty and Nick Pope ran out and made a hash of a routine clearance.

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There is a certain tension in the air at St. James’ Park. The Magpies wanted to start pre-season with clear reinforcements. Anthony Elanga has already put a firm foot in the attacking department,

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The Magpies travel north of the border to face a Celtic side which they could be drawn against in next season’s Champions League. Tomorrow’s game marks Newcastle’s first game of pre-season in front of fans, with 10,000 expected to travel to Glasgow from the north east.