Robbie Keane fails to inspire Celtic

TONY Mowbray insisted the circus surrounding Robbie Keane’s arrival did not distract his Celtic side as his reign hit a new low at Kilmarnock.

Keane’s debut for his boyhood idols went spectacularly awry as Killie ended their 31-match winless streak against the Hoops and handed Jimmy Calderwood his first Premier League win in charge.

Celtic’s defeat, their 11th in 36 games since Mowbray arrived last summer, left the Parkhead club 10 points behind arch-rivals Rangers in the title race.

The result came less than 24 hours after their title ambitions received what appeared a huge shot in the arm when Keane signed on loan from Tottenham until the end of the season.