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The Hoops were four-goal victors at Parkhead, moving further clear of their rivals in the cinch Premiership table.

The pace dipped a little and then on came more substitutes. Celtic had it all in hand. He was soon replaced by Giorgos Giakoumakis.

Liel Abada fired a brace while Jota and David Turnbull were also on target.

The pace dipped a little and then on came more substitutes. Celtic had it all in hand. However, it did not start well for the home side.

Derek Clark is on the detailed player ratings as Rangers are destroyed 4-0 by Celtic at Parkhead.

Should’ve done better with a ball into the box but got in a mix-up with Wright. Ryan Kent: Should’ve done better for Celtic’s opening goal when he was dispossessed on the right-hand side before the Parkhead side took an early throw-in that caught the Rangers defence by surprise and led to Abada scoring. Great turn on the edge of the area on 19 minutes as he tried to create an angle for a shot on goal but the match passed him by at times. Brushed off the ball too easily as O’Riley looked to advance towards goal in the first half and generally had no answer as Celtic dominated the middle of the park. Colak should’ve done better when he connected to the first cross while there were no takers for the others. Statue defending on 18 minutes in when Giakoumakis stole a march on him but the Greek failed to nod the ball goalwards.

The most galling thing for Rangers is that a five point and 17 goal advantage as held over them by Celtic in the Scottish Premiership does not look at all ...

“There are still a lot of games to be played, plus three games against Celtic,” said the Dutchman. O’Riley played in Jota, who dinked a wonderful finish over the advancing McLaughlin. Not that Giovanni van Bronckhorst’s shellshocked team did not play a part in their own downfall. They swaggered to victory without their star striker, Kyogo Furuhashi, after the Japanese suffered a shoulder injury inside five minutes. Celtic’s preparation for a clash with the European champions could hardly have been better. Ange Postecoglou’s team mauled their city rivals in the season’s first

Celtic thrashed Old Firm rivals Rangers 4-nil to extend their lead at the top of the Scottish Premiership.Two first half goals by Liel Abada, a strike from ...

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[David Turnbull](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/223360/David-Turnbull) finished the job with a 78th-minute goal, thanks to an error from keeper McLaughlin after he passed the ball straight to the Celtic midfielder, who easily rolled it into the net. [Jon McLaughlin](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/223544/Jon-McLaughlin), sending the fans at Celtic Park into a frenzy. [Matt O'Riley](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/261087/Matt-O'Riley).

Celtic set themselves up for a meeting with European champions Real Madrid in the perfect manner as they trounced Rangers 4-0 at Parkhead.

He could do nothing about the second as Jota got onto a perfectly weighted through ball from Matthew O'Riley before deftly flicking over McLaughlin and into the net. A quick throw caught out Rangers and a deflected cross fell nicely for Liel Abada, who hit it well, though Gers keeper Jon McLaughlin might have done better. And the cherry on the cake arrived late on as Rangers tried to play out from the back, only for a really poor clearance from McLaughlin went straight to David Turnbull, and he kept his cool to slot home.

Celtic reminded everyone why they are the reigning Scottish champions with a thrilling 4-0 win over arch-rivals Rangers at Celtic Park this afternoon.

But it has genuinely been a perfect start to the season, and we can’t ask for more from the players or the manager right now. Postecoglou knows exactly when to unleash him on the opposition and how to use him in this system. There are much bigger tests are to come in the UEFA Champions League. The young Israeli international has an uncanny ability to find himself in the right place at the right time when balls break in the box, and when given a sniff of goal, he rarely misses. David Turnbull then came off the bench to really rub in the pain after a horrendous Jon McLaughlin error. In the end, he went with Abada.

Rangers manager, Giovanni van Bronckhorst, has made a huge admission after his side were handed 4-0 defeat at the hands of Celtic.

That is already three goals you could have avoided that’s what makes it easier to get a result.” And the manner of defeat must have been even harder to take. Similar to the previous campaign, the Hoops played Giovanni van Bronckhorst’s side off the park in the first half itself, going into the break 3-0 up.

We give the Celtic players a mark out of ten for their performance against Rangers in the first Old Firm match of the season ...

Kyogo Furuhashi: Celtic overcame what felt like a huge blow after just four minutes when he was helped off with a a damaged shoulder following a collision with Lundstram. A constant source of menace and his run in behind the defence for the third should be taught in striker school. Flicked the ball back across for Abada’s opener then his quick thinking at a free-kick played in Jota for 2-0. Cameron Carter-Vickers: Dominant in the air for the most part save for a couple of chances coughed up early on. Carl Starfelt: Heart-in-mouth moment in first half when he failed to listen or did not hear a call from Hart and headed a harmless ball into danger area. Greg Taylor: Kept up his fine start to the season with an accomplished display and dealt with Scott Wright in second half as Rangers made a desperate stab at a comeback.

Ange Postecoglou insists Celtic will be “hard to stop” in their quest to retain the Scottish Premiership title after they dismantled Rangers 4-0 at Parkhead.

“What a great opportunity to play our football. “But what we can control is what we bring. “We don’t need motivation to raise our game. “I’ve always felt the way to do that is by being yourself. “To score nine last week and break a record, you need to be motivated. “If we continue to play like that, absolutely, we’re going to be hard to stop.

Kyogo Furuhashi enjoyed Celtic's 4-0 win over Rangers a little too much, falling over while celebrating the victory!

After Celtic romped to victory without him, he emerged for the post-match celebrations with his arm in a sling - and he was slightly too enthusiastic. In-form Furuhashi was forced off with an arm injury inside six minutes. - Celtic cruised to victory in his absence

Manager Ange Postecoglou has named his Celtic team vs Rangers for today's big Scottish Premiership clash at Celtic Park.

Overall, it’s a team full of attacking threat that is capable of doing the job today. Starting the Israeli sends a message we are going out there to play the game on our terms. It was the big debate before today’s team news, and Postecoglou has gone for the direct goal threat of the Israeli international. As you can imagine, many other channels across the world are carrying the fixture. As expected, the manager has made major changes to the line-up that faced Ross County in the Premier Sports Cup mid-week. It’s a tried and trusted team.

There is an update on the injuries picked up by Kyogo Furuhashi and Carl Starfelt in Celtic's 4-0 win over Rangers at Parkhead.

Fitness has been Kyogo’s only problem since arriving at Celtic, and one can only hope that he is not out for any considerable length of time. While the Hoops’ incredible squad depth meant that they did not feel their absence, Ange Postecoglou will surely want to have two of his starters back in the mix as soon as possible. The Hoops blew Giovanni van Bronckhorst’s side off the Parkhead pitch in what turned out to be a 4-0 win for them.

Kerry's All-Ireland winners saw Celtic thrash Rangers 4-0 in the Old Firm derby on Saturday before meeting the winning manager Ange Postecoglou.

I would miss that. “In fairness, I do miss soccer, at times," he said this year. Clifford and the gang were first spotted at the Friars Walk Tavern in Cork, the home of a Celtic supporters club, before they took a flight to Glasgow.

Ange Postecoglou was a happy man after Celtic's 4-0 rout of Rangers today, praising the team's attacking efforts but also the defensive work ethic of his ...

“For me, the key to today was our pressing and defensive work – it was just brilliant. It was a big occasion against a really good team and I thought the boys were outstanding from start to finish. And long may it continue. We’ve sent them home on a little pocket of air, floating down. “Every week, we’ve got a little bit better. It was a big game today, we knew that.

It was a mixed bag of results for Celtic's UEFA Champions League group stage opponents this weekend with a heavy defeat for RB Leipzig headlining the three ...

The result leaves our European opponents in 11th position in Bundesliga as it stands. The Spaniards continued their impressive start to the La Liga season with a 2-1 victory of their own this afternoon. It was a mixed bag of results for Celtic’s UEFA Champions League group stage opponents this weekend with a heavy defeat for RB Leipzig headlining the three fixtures.

Celtic manager Ange Postecoglou said he was "really proud" of his players after another stellar performance in their 4-0 derby win over Rangers.

"We know what this game means to our supporters. "You can win games in many ways, but our form has been outstanding and we've been getting better every week. "The boys were outstanding from start to finish.

Celtic blew Rangers away in the first Glasgow Derby of the season to move five points ahead of their city rivals in the Scottish Premiership league race.

Diamond took to Twitter to jokingly exclaim: "Whit’s the goalie daein? [September 3, 2022] Nothing is won in September. An absolute pumping but still only 3 points. Superb display from Celtic. It was a good old-fashioned doing.

Celtic are now unbeaten in 38 league games, and have scored 25 goals in their opening six matches of the 2022-23 campaign. Speaking to the BBC after the win, ...

The game was effectively put out of their reach in the 54th minute when Mbappe prodded home from six yards after being picked out by Messi, the goal eventually given after a long VAR review for a possible offside. Mbappe then deservedly put PSG ahead in the 18th minute with a whipped effort past Alban Lafont after being played in by Lionel Messi at the end of an incisive counter-attacking move. Mbappe put the champions ahead shortly before the midway point of the first half with his sixth league goal of the campaign, before Nantes wing-back Fabio received his marching orders for a high challenge.

Hugh fears the the impact a widening gulf between Glasgow's top two and the rest of the SPFL will have on the domestic game.

The rest of you, meanwhile, can watch the thermostat. The other exited three different European competitions last season on a descending scale of efficiency. Zadok The Priest is back in a parish where the Champions League’s signature tune hasn’t been heard for five years. It’s like Ange said after his team had dismembered Dundee United, the public’s verdict now comes on the final whistle via the outlet of social media – the place where people in a permanent huff go to air their unlimited grievances. There is, on the face of it, no reason why Celtic should beat Ibrox could be renamed The Giovanni van Bronckhorst stadium if he can take Gers to the knockout stages and access even greater wealth than has been amassed so far in Europe under his astute guidance. Rangers can charge eye-watering prices for their home ties in the competition because they know supporters will raise no objection in the form of a boycott. That was underlined at Tannadice last Sunday when the Celtic fans gleefully chanted “We want 10” while Dundee United were subjected to the equivalent of a public flogging. That’s more money than Celtic and Rangers will put out on new players over the next 20 years. The rest? There is now an apparently insatiable appetite for watching palpably weaker teams being trampled underfoot by the Old Firm. Chelsea splashed out £280million in the last transfer window.

Ange Postecoglou is relishing the prospect of testing his Celtic team against Real Madrid on Tuesday night to kick off the club's 2022/23 European season.

We have to go into these games dreaming and aiming for the win. We’ll go out there and play our football and test ourselves. “We’ll go out there and test ourselves.

They were also fresh off of qualifying for the UEFA Champions League. Thus, all signs pointed towards this being a tight game of football. Well, the signs were ...

There is a long way to go in the title race. We have been here before, but last time around, the shoe was on the other foot. Well, the signs were pointing in the wrong direction. Until May, there is plenty of football to play. We have plenty of stuff to do.” They were also fresh off of qualifying for the UEFA Champions League.

Celtic winger Jota wasn't in the mood to entertain the notion of today's 4-0 victory over Rangers being a big statement in the Scottish Premiership title ...

This is exactly what we want to hear from the team and the manager. He is defensively robust, committed in tracking back and never simply a luxury. Until May, there is plenty of football to play. We have plenty of stuff to do.” [BBC Scotland](https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/live/bbcscotland) [19:50]: “No, come on, this is September. This is too early.

It's a chastening Sunday for the Europa League finalists who are licking their wounds after Ange Postecoglou's side blew them away.

It was his fourth goal of the season as he continues to prove his worth after sealing a £6.5million permanent move from Benfica. But we are under pressure going there because the world expects us to get a victory. Rangers have been nowhere near the level they need to be at. Real are clear favourites for this group but nothing is a sure thing in football. A lot of yesterday was down to the players, not just the manager. It will be interesting to see what the Gers manager does on this one. We are the champions so every club wants to beat us. The comprehensive Old Firm win sets them up nicely for the visit of Real Madrid on Tuesday. It will be the first time in five years Parkhead has hosted a group stage game and their first competitive match against Los Blancos since 1980. [Premiership](https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/all-about/scottish-premiership) champions. The five-point gap feels significant, even at this early stage, with the Premiership champions able to work at a pace their city rivals currently cannot match. Before they face Aberdeen in the Granite City on Saturday.

Sergio Ramos and Sami Khedira kicked it off. But they keep coming. Xabi Alonso, Kaka, Cristiano Ronaldo and Gonzalo Higuain. He even jots down the subs who ...

So he got a Ronaldo strip but the only thing I ended up with after playing Real Madrid was a sore face.” I think it would have cost Celtic a fortune to have the operation in America!” “I didn’t even get my own strip because the doctors had ripped it up. I got back and he had nothing for me. I woke up to a pair of SCISSORS coming towards me, up the middle of my strip. But his shoulder caught the side of my jaw and I was out cold. But surely he would at least have a memento from the day he took on Real Madrid? I spent the night there and they soon realised that I’d broken my jaw. The ball went back to him and instead of just putting his laces through it, he side-footed it up in the air. “And it was one of my best games for Celtic. “During the warm-up it felt like the full crowd moved to Real Madrid’s half of the pitch just to get pictures. There were 40,000 people in the stadium, it was madness.

Celtic daft Stevenage manager Steve Evans couldn't contain his excitement regarding the Bhoys thumping win over Rangers in the Scottish Premiership ...

If he tries to take the time on the ball he’s often had down here then he’ll be stampeded. Celtic really are delighting fans of whatever station at the moment. He can put the ball on a toadstool from 70 yards, don’t worry about that. I can see him doing well at Celtic — a team that controls the ball in virtually every game. He’s also had a working relationship with the club before, taking players such as Scott Robertson on loan to England. [the club’s media channel](https://twitter.com/stevenagefc/status/1566117940851769345?s=21&t=ZgnXqNda3OX4r3xvrvl4dg) he said: “It’s a great day.

Former Hearts midfielder Michael Stewart has delivered a withering comparison between Celtic's derby hero Liel Abada and Rangers star Ryan Kent.

“Abada has scored two today, he is a constant threat and knows how to hurt the opposition. You look at Kent and think he is a wonderful player, but his end product is nothing compared to Abada’s. When you watch Ryan Kent, he does it in flashes, but he looks like a player to me that doesn’t know where to hurt the opposition and how he can affect the game.

Hoops fan Evans couldn't hide his delight after hearing Celtic thumped Gers 4-0 at Parkhead.

The Boro were trailing 1-0 at the break before a second-half brace from Jamie Reid clinched all three points to move the League Two side into second-place. [here](https://www.footballscotland.co.uk/newsletter-preference-centre/) to take yourself to our Newsletter Preference Centre. One fan said: "Brilliant Steve, well done on the result yesterday and good luck to Stevenage for the season." From the cinch Premiership and League 2, to the Champions League and the Europa Conference League, we have every blade of grass covered. [Rangers](https://www.footballscotland.co.uk/all-about/rangers-fc) at [Parkhead](https://www.footballscotland.co.uk/all-about/celtic-park)- and his own side's comeback away to Crewe Alexander. Former Peterborough gaffer Evans was thrilled at full-time as he delivered his post-match interview and compared Celtic and Stevenage's wins to scooping the lottery jackpot.

Celtic have suffered a big blow just days before they are set to take on Real Madrid in the UEFA Champions League group stage.

Celtic are also no strangers to causing an upset in the Champions League either. So, Los Blancos have to be careful, as they are notoriously slow starters in the competition as well. This mid week, they will be facing another team that has been perfect till now in the form of Celtic, who got an even more impressive win this weekend by beating their Glasgow rivals and last season’s UEFA Europa League finalists, the Rangers, 4-0 at Parkhead.

Captain Callum McGregor hailed the resolve and spirit of the Celtic squad following the 4-0 thumping of Rangers as he looked forward to the challenge of ...

"It is a big loss for us, you should feel the disappointment and you have to take it on the chin and learn from it and move on and we are looking forward to Wednesday." "Of course we have a big game on Wednesday but you should feel the way you are feeling now. "I spoke about that to Giakoumakis after the game, to come on after a minute in this fixture and play like that shows the mentality of the group.

UEFA have confirmed Celtic's official 25-man squad list for the upcoming Champions League campaign, with Yosuke Ideguchi the biggest name to miss out.

He is now back training with the first-team squad and could be included in upcoming Scottish Premiership and Premier Sports Cup clashes. Aaron Mooy’s and Oliver Abildgaard’s arrivals, both included in the squad list, has resulted in Ideguchi moving down the pecking order over the summer. UEFA have confirmed Celtic’s official 25-man squad list for the upcoming Champions League campaign, with Yosuke Ideguchi the biggest name to miss out.

Captain Callum McGregor hailed the resolve and spirit of the Celtic squad following the 4-0 thumping of Rangers as he looked forward to the challenge of ...

"It is a big loss for us, you should feel the disappointment and you have to take it on the chin and learn from it and move on and we are looking forward to Wednesday." "Of course we have a big game on Wednesday but you should feel the way you are feeling now. "I spoke about that to Giakoumakis after the game, to come on after a minute in this fixture and play like that shows the mentality of the group.

BT Sport have scheduled live coverage of Celtic B's UEFA Youth League clash against Real Madrid on Tuesday afternoon.

We have a way that we’ve worked on since day one of pre-season and the players have bought into it 100 per cent and applied themselves every day to it.” “At the level we’re at, we look for performances and individuals developing and what better way to mark yourself than against the best teams in Europe. I think at a club like Celtic, domestic football is always your bread and butter, it’s what you want to be on top of, but ultimately the barometer is probably in Europe.

Rangers manager Giovanni van Bronckhorst was at a loss to describe his side's collapse in yesterday's 4-0 drubbing to Ange Postecoglou's Celtic in the ...

“It is a gap, of course, we know that we’ve lost five points already this season, there’s still a lot of games to be played, and also three games against Celtic so we have to move on and get stronger and make sure that those moments we have today can never happen again, no matter which opposition you play.” “Those moments – especially in the first half – will decide the game, the longer that the nil is on the scoreboard, the more you can grow in the game, but today wasn’t the case, very disappointed by the result, by the goals we had against us, including the fourth one in the second half, and I’m very disappointed that we couldn’t give the game we all wanted for our fans. [Speaking to BBC Sportsound after the game](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0cy85bw) (From 18:08), Van Bronckhorst said: “We knew the threat they have from quickly taken throw-ins and free-kicks and I think we were exposed two times, which gave two goals away and for me that’s very disappointing because we knew that they were going to do that and still we weren’t prepared enough.

It is safe to say that the Rangers fans were not happy to see their side lose 4-0 at the hands of Celtic in the first Glasgow Derby of the season.

It is safe to say that the Rangers fans were not happy with how things turned out on the day. There were many who believed that Van Bronckhorst had figured out how to get the better of Postecoglou’s side. A mistake at the back was capitalised on by David Turnbull though, to score the fourth this time around.

Celtic's Champions League Group F rivals RB Leipzig have been a fresh blow at the start of their season with the loss of key man Dani Olmo to injury.

“You can only enjoy the Champions League when things are going well in the league. We used three different systems today and it wasn’t effective. We wanted to secure possession after our pressing but lost it very quickly.

The Italian managerial legend brings his Los Blancos side to Glasgow on Tuesday as they begin their defence of the Champions League after beating Liverpool in ...

He's finished his apprenticeship and is now a Real Madrid player." We’re capable of playing well, with the quality we have, combining well and good in transitions. From the cinch Premiership and League 2, to the Champions League and the Europa Conference League, we have every blade of grass covered. "Our objective is to play good football and to pick up the points and the wins. "The squad dynamic is good and we're full of confidence in our abilities.” “We're going to be up against a team playing great football and we have to be ready.

You might wonder where even to begin when looking for an area to target after a 4-0 derby thrashing, and it's a pretty reasonable query after Celtic ...

The former Liverpool winger has so often been a creative spark in Europe but was found badly wanting in a derby once again, and had little meaningful impact on a day when his side so badly needed some kind of inspiration In the 3-0 game in February, a bewildered Rangers were blown away in the first half, unable to prevent Celtic’s wide rotations or take any sort of control of a whirlwind 45 minutes. There will be rightful praise for Celtic’s flying wide forwards, with Abada scoring a trademark double from two low left-hand side crosses into the box and Jota and beautifully weighted chip.

Several players from the Kerry All-Ireland winning football panel were in attendance at Celtic Park on Saturday as the home side trashed Rangers 4-0 in the ...

Clifford was playing with his club Fossa, who have reached the semi-final stage of the Kerry Premier Junior Championship, up to last weekend. The players were on a break from club football action in Kerry. [September 2, 2022] [September 3, 2022] [September 4, 2022] — Martin Gilmore (@MartinG1888)

Former Celtic goalkeeper Pat Bonner has lauded the impact Ange Postecoglou has made at his old side following the 4-0 drubbing of their derby rivals ...

As Celtic’s most-used goalkeeper, Bonner was a custodian of the club for two decades, and will have more experience than most of the historical standards held both on and off the pitch, so it’s fine praise from someone of his standing. “We always trained at a high intensity, I remember players coming to Celtic Park, they almost struggled to stay at that intensity in training but it was almost a taken that this was what you had to do, but Ange has taken this group to a level that I haven’t seen for such a long, long, time. [Speaking on BBC Sportsound’s Scottish Football Podcast](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0cy85bw) (from 03:00), Bonner said: “Yeah it’s up there because of the group of players that he has assembled, they’re all so technically really, really good on the ball, but I think that the intensity that they’re actually playing with now is probably as good, if not even higher than some of the teams I played with.

BARRY FERGUSON has insisted Rangers have "let a lot of people down" after the dire derby defeat to Celtic.

"If Rangers aren’t prepared to go with them stride for stride, matching their runs, then it could quickly become a very long afternoon. Put it this way, the 1-1 draw at their place at the end of the season should have been a Rangers win and that tells me that the manager knows exactly how to combat Celtic’s all out attacking style. Most importantly of all, he’ll demand his players match the energy of Celtic’s because these guys will be coming at them from all angles. He’ll want his team to be nice and compact and solid from the start. "The goals, it's not good enough at that level. Celtic were the better team.

Ange Postecoglou said Celtic will be "hard to stop" in their quest to retain the Premiership title after they dismantled Rangers 4-0 at Parkhead.

That's not the way we need to concede goals. "It was a repeat of the game we played in February with a quickly-taken throw-in and free-kick. "But what we can control is what we bring. "To score nine last week and break a record, you need to be motivated. "We don’t need motivation to raise our game. "I’ve always felt the way to do that is by being yourself. "You want to play a good game. So disappointed with that and the result. "If we continue to play like that, absolutely, we’re going to be hard to stop. Let’s have a crack anyway." This is who we are now as a team and we won’t change our approach. We want to be better.