Celtic's strong start to the season continued as they swept past Dundee United to book a place in the League Cup quarter-finals.
First-half goals from Auston Trusty and Camilo Duran put the visitors in control, Sebastian Tounekti scored from a counter-attack to end the tie as a contest, and Benjamin Nygren added a fabulous fourth as Celtic eased into the next round.
United struck the woodwork five times but could not find a way through and will be left to rue both their profligacy and defensive slackness.
Martin O'Neill returned to the Celtic dugout after missing last weekend's Scottish Premiership victory over Kilmarnock following a brief hospital stay.
His side enjoyed most of the ball early on at Tannadice but survived a double scare when Julius Eskesen, then Emmanuel Agyei, saw efforts come back off the same post as United threatened an opener.
The first goal instead came at the other end as Trusty met Benjamin Nygren's corner with a lovely glancing header that beat Jack Walton.
With United still reeling, Celtic struck again two minutes later.
Neat build-up play allowed Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain to break into the box and square for Kasper Hogh. He could not supply the finish, but Duran was on hand to prod home from close range.
United wanted the goal ruled out for a handball from Hogh, but a VAR check found it was not deliberate and the goal stood.
United had a penalty appeal for a handball against Oxlade-Chamberlain waved away, then they struck the woodwork for a third time early in the second half when a rocket from Zac Sapsford crashed off the crossbar.
Celtic effectively ended the contest, though, when they broke quickly and Tounekti cut inside Joshua Rawlins and tucked a neat finish past Walton.
Bert Esselink's powerful header looked set to pull one back, but the curse of the crossbar struck yet again.
Mika Baur came off the bench for his Celtic debut and the German midfielder was involved as the ball was worked to Nygren, who rifled a wonderful strike into the top corner as Celtic marched into the last eight.
There was still time for United to hit the frame of the goal one last time, a long-range effort from Mehdi Merghem kissing the junction of crossbar and post.