Steven Gerrard might deliberately point towards a 10-point lead at the summit of the Scottish Premiership if Celtic win their three games in hand but all available evidence suggests even that leeway will be sufficient. Celtic were the better team for the opening 60 minutes and dominant during the first 45 with Nir Bitton’s subsequent dismissal affording Rangers momentum they gleefully grasped. It seems odd to pinpoint defining moments at this, a juncture when Rangers had such an advantage anyway, but lingering Celtic hopes headed down the tunnel with Bitton. “Celtic have got one badly wrong and we have capitalised on it and gone on to win the game. “You can’t just say it’s over.”Yet this Rangers team has conceded five goals in 22 league games.

Source: The Guardian January 02, 2021 14:41 UTC