Goals were spread across the front line with Ryan Kent and Alfredo Morelos giving the home side the lead at half-time before Ianis Hagi’s strike 26 seconds after the restart made absolutely certain of a comfortable Saturday afternoon ahead of a 20-hour wait with all focus on Tannadice tomorrow.
Rangers could be crowned SPFL Premiership winners on Sunday afternoon if Celtic fail to win against Dundee United - and fans kicked off the title celebrations early when they converged on the Stadium to welcome the players and management to the ground earlier in the day. Videos have emerged of club officials being escorted through the throng and into the ground at the Broomloan Road end ahead of the match.
Among them was Steven Gerrard who watched the match from the stand but, with Michael Beale and Gary McAllister taking charge of technical area duties, here is how his players performed.
Player ratings scale - 10: One of the best performances you've seen. 9: Outstanding. 8: Very good. 7: Good. 6: Average. 5: Poor, 4: Very poor. 3: A terrible day at the office. 2: Abysmal. 1: One of the worst performances you've seen.
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5. Connor Goldson - 8
Game 151 looked as comfortable as the majority of the previous century and a half - pinging balls forward for fun and held the backline together despite the changing personell recently and in-game. Photo: Craig Foy - SNS Group
6. Glen Kamara - 8
Midfielder covered every inch of the pitch again and sat in late on to carry the ball from the defence and take pressure off returning Balogun. Ideal team-mate. Photo: Craig Foy - SNS Group
7. Steven Davis - 7
An afternoon of midfield conducting by the Northern Irish veteran. Barely needed to break sweat with his intelligent play doing all the work before being replaced by Scott Arfield. Photo: Rob Casey - SNS Group
8. Joe Aribo - 7
Did the less glamorous side of the game with elegance. Not involved directly in any of the goals but his role eeper in the midfield and composure on the ball was key in building moves patiently and team's tempo. Photo: Craig Williamson - SNS Group