Celtic put on a spectacular performance to blow their title rivals Rangers away in one of the comfortable football scores of the midweek action in the Scottish Premiership. Reo Hatate gave Celtic the perfect start when he scored in the fifth minute before scoring his second in the 42nd minute. Liel Abada sealed the three points in the 44th minute to ensure that they leapfrog their opponents to the top of the table.
Player ratings
Celtic: Hart (7), Juranovic (9), Carter-Vickers (8), Starfelt (8), Taylor (8), McGregor (8), Hatate (10), O’Riley (8), Jota (7), Abada (9), Giakoumakis (6)
Subs: Forrest (6), Maeda (4), McCarthy (4), Doak (n/a), Soro (n/a)
Rangers: McGregor (7), Tavernier (4), Goldson (4), Bassey (4), Barisic (3), Kamara (4), Arfield (5), Aribo (4), Diallo (4), Kent (4), Roofe (4)
Subs: Balogun (4), Jack (5), Sakala (4)
Man of the Match: Reo Hatate
Managers Reaction
Celtic boss Ange Postecoglou: “We’re not the finished article. We’ve changed the whole team. Guys have come in without having a bedding-in process. We’ve got some quality players unavailable at the moment. We’re going to be stronger, we have to be stronger and we want to be stronger. That’s the key for us. We want to be better.”
Rangers manager Giovanni van Bronckhorst: “We had an honest conversation in the locker room after the game, it’s obvious we weren’t the way we wanted. These kinds of games are always difficult. All we have to do is stick together and make sure we look forward and be ready for Sunday against Hearts. It’s a very tough environment to come to, but we’re not the first Rangers team to lose. I lost very big here when I was a player but we eventually became champions that year.”
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