Hearts ends Celtic 69-league game unbeaten
Celtic's 69-game unbeaten domestic run came to a spectacular end as Hearts thrashed Brendan Rodgers' champions 4-0 at Tynecastle in the Scottish Premiership.
First half goals from 16-year-old Harry Cochrane and Kyle Lafferty were followed up by a second-half double from Manuel Milinkovic as Celtic lost in domestic action for the first time since May 2016.
Celtic looked unsettled from the moment Cochrane gave the hosts the lead, and a first league defeat of Brendan Rodgers' 18-month tenure leaves them just two points clear of Aberdeen at the top of the table.
Leigh Griffiths had the first real sight of goal inside 20 minutes when he lashed a shot into the side-netting from James Forrest's cut-back.
But the hosts would take the lead in the 26th minute. Don Cowie harried Dedryck Boyata into conceding possession and the Hearts midfielder's pass was brilliantly controlled and finished by Cochrane from just outside the box.
Hearts should have increased their lead moments later when Cochrane lobbed a ball over the top for Milinkovic but the Serb's strike was straight at Craig Gordon who beat it over the bar.
Celtic came close to halving the deficit in the first minute of the second half when Scott Sinclair saw his close-range effort blocked, but within seconds Hearts had put the game beyond doubt.
With 15 minutes to go, Hearts were awarded a penalty when Gordon brought down Ross Callachan and Milinkovic rolled the spot-kick into the bottom corner to consign Celtic to their heaviest domestic defeat in more than seven years.
The 16 year-old, Harry Cohcrane who was awarded the Man of the Match showed maturity well beyond his years and a powerful presence in midfield as Hearts put the champions to the sword.
His goal to open the scoring was the stuff of fairytales and the youngster's contribution helped ensure this game will live long in the memory around Tynecastle.
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