CELTIC PUNISH RANGERS 3-0

Celtic stormed to the top of the league tonight after hammering a shell-shocked Rangers 3-0 in the 27th Glasgow derby at Celtic Park.

Ange Postecoglou's side were on fire tonight as they blitzed their rivals in a brutal first half onslaught. The party started with a quickfire double from the brilliant Reo Hatate, followed by a third from Abada, which was also made by Hatate.

Reo Hatate lashes home his first goal to make it 1-0

Celtic took their foot off the pedal in the second half, to the frustration of some diehards who demanded that they give no quarter, but Rangers - who made three half time substitutes - rarely tested Joe Hart in a pedestrian showing at a rowdy Celtic Park.

Celtic celebrate Hatate's second goal

Postecoglou's men are now 18 league fixtures without defeat after ending a six-game winless run in derby fixtures and are at the top of the league for the first time since August 2021.

Abada wheels away after making it 3-0

Tonight's 3-0 cuffing ends Giovanni van Bronckhorst's unbeaten run as Rangers manager, whose last visit to Celtic Park as a player incidentally ended in a crushing 6-2 defeat. 

Tonight's result could prove pivotal - not just because they now play catch up to Celtic but also due to the spirit crushing nature of the loss. Hail Hail the Celts are back!