A tempestuous environment awaited the champions as unbeaten records were on the line at Pittodrie.
A match for the purist rather than the thrill seeker.
Celtic waited, and waited, on from the 60th minute on charted the path to calmer waters.
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There were a few man of the match candidates - Carter-Vickers, Hatate, Taylor - who was yours?