Celtic hit woodwork four times but start title defence with narrow win

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Celtic started their Scottish Premiership title defence with a narrow 1-0 win over St Mirren, after hitting the woodwork four times at Celtic Park.

It means the reigning champions have won their opening league fixture in 17 of the last 18 seasons.

Brendan Rodgers' frustrated side thought they had finally make the breakthrough with 20 minutes to play, through captain Callum McGregor's devastating finish, but the strike was ruled out for handball after a swift VAR review.

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Celtic skipper, Callum McGregor thought he had scored the opener until it was disallowed due to hand-ball.

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But less than 10 minutes after his introduction, Luke McCowan hit a shot that took a big deflection before nestling beyond Shamal George in the bottom right corner.