Four police officers injured and 19 arrested after football celebrations

Four police officers were injured and 19 arrests were made as Celtic fans celebrated winning the Scottish Premiership in Glasgow.

Around 25,000 people gathered in Merchant City on Saturday following the team’s match against St Mirren.

Throughout the celebrations people were seen climbing lamp posts and traffic lights as well as letting off flares.

Police confirmed that throughout the day 19 arrests were made for “various offences” adding that enquiries into the number of incidents are ongoing.

Four police officers were also injured during disorder and received medical treatment.

A spokesman for Glasgow City Council said that as crowds dispersed widespread broken glass and debris was left.

They condemned the “unacceptable” behaviour and added that there had been damage to infrastructure such as bus stops and traffic signals.

Superintendent John Menzies said: “I would like to thank our partner agencies and the wider public for their support.

“Unfortunately, we experienced some disorder including the use of pyrotechnics and alcohol-related offences. We took robust action to prevent these escalating.

“Violence and assaults on members of the public or police officers is completely unacceptable and we continue to work to identify those responsible.”