The newly-crowned champions finished their successful campaign on a high as their £2 million striker turned in an impressive performance for the Parkhead side

Celtic wrapped up their title-winning Scottish Premier League campaign with a comfortable win over Hearts at Parkhead on Sunday.



Gary Hooper notched all five goals for the Hoops on the day that they lifted the league trophy for the first time in three seasons.



Their visitors made seven changes, with next week's Scottish Cup final with rivals Hibernian in mind, and after the hosts opened the scoring early, they never looked like taking anything from the game.



Hearts had barely managed to get a touch of the ball before top-scorer Hooper had given Celtic the lead, tapping in after opposition keeper Jamie McDonald spilled an effort from Kris Commons.



Minutes later and the Champions doubled their lead as Hooper again tapped-in following good build-up play from Georgios Samaras.



Hooper completed a first half hat-trick just half the half-hour mark as he slammed home a penalty after Joe Ledley was felled in the area.



The first-half domination was sweet revenge for last month’s controversial Scottish Cup semi-final defeat to the Edinburgh club, and Hooper would ensure that the second period was equally fruitful.



The hosts had a golden chance to extend their league shortly after the break as Kris Commons sent in a dangerous free kick only for Samaras to duck and miss the ball at the vital moment.

But, after an extended period of relaxed play, Hooper strung back into life, notching his fourth of the game as he swept home from close range after good work from the impressive Commons.

With Hearts showing very little attacking threat or cohesion in defence it was no surprise when Hooper made it a memorable afternoon as he scored his fifth as he tucked in a decent cross from Samaras, pushing his goal tally up to 29 for the season.



So, the hosts emphatically finish the campaign with jubilant scenes after the game as they celebrated their first league title under Lennon’s management, whilst Hearts boss Paulo Sergio will be hoping that his side are not to affected by the defeat ahead of next weekend’s visit to Hampden Park.