Celtic manager Gordon Strachan claims some timely good fortune helped his side to their first win in five games in Sunday's Clydesdale Bank Premier League clash against Gretna at Almondvale.
The Hoops went in to the match on the back of a 1-0 Scottish Cup replay defeat by Aberdeen at Parkhead in which the Dons scored with one of two chances presented to them on the night.
Before the trip to Almondvale, Strachan revealed a whole series of statistics to back up his theory that the champions had simply run out of luck in recent weeks.
The turning point in the game against the SPL bottom side was arguably when Gretna midfielder Nicky Deverdics missed a great chance just after the break when the Hoops' were only a Scott McDonald goal ahead.
Further strikes by Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink and substitute Georgios Samaras sealed the victory.
Strachan is hoping his side's luck has changed ahead of the Old Firm game at Ibrox next Saturday where Celtic can go top of the table with a victory
``We were fortunate against Gretna because the one good chance they got they missed,'' he said.
``We weren't fortunate the other night (against Aberdeen). Maybe Gretna are a bit aggrieved at missing it but we were due a wee bit of good fortune. It wasn't a great display but the result was very good."
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