Celtic manager Tony Mowbray was a relieved man after watching his side see off St Mirren 3-1 to return to the summit of the SPL.

The Bhoys took over at the top of the table as Rangers lost 1-0 at Aberdeen, having won just twice in their previous nine games in all competitions.

Mowbray told the Glasgow Evening Times: "I never like to talk about must-win games, but Saturday was really about getting the points and I'd like to think we did that reasonably comfortably.

"St Mirren worked very hard, of course, but I think we deserved the victory. The performance level was okay.

"There was a concern the players would be under a lot of pressure early on from anxiety. Yet I thought the supporters stuck with the team right from the start and together we got the result."