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to reflect on what happened yesterday three games in the Premiership uh the draw at then spark and victories for motherwell and for more choice of football than ever before this is Sport sound oh oh what a goal M man had a shot left foot outside of his left foot probably 30 yards out and it's nestled into the bottom corner it's goal for dund D Sam M turned the ball over two or three times kin Boyd mons give it away dundy two M two another chance go M on the line absolutely deserved they've been threatening it actually the corner comes from I don't think the goalkeeper Ross inin needs to put out for a corner again both go came from yeah touches out it might have been going in but I think he can just catch it MOS a the Super Sub but he's won it from moris takes on Harman sends it back [Applause] across aine straight L on and it's Kevin nbit with his first goal on red and white and Kevin Nisbet might just have scored the goal that makes Jimmy tillin for nine wins on the bounce where Scottish Football lives two two Draw d as dundy maintained their unbeaten start for the season and continued to bang in the goals what a week it's been for mother well as they got that win at St Johnston and then of course Aline getting The Late Late Victory Tom English it's four wins out of four um I mean the celebration at the end from the fans you can maybe understand that we're a little bit over the top it has to be said but um you certainly can um you buy into the the good but Feelgood Factor there is around the DS right now Tom yes I uh I incurred the wroth of of the leg did you hear it yes happy man he's a happy man fully deserved raw rain down upon you for having the tarity to point out that abine have had a somewhat soft beginning to the league very successful but quite soft uh but no the legend wasn't having any of that Willie Miller we're referring to as if we need any explanation um but no listen they I think Jimmy toen is a is a very very good manager he looks a very good manager he looks to have a lot of authority about him September and October there's a tough run of fixtures that they have gone in in coming up uh that'll be the test of it I think so far so good so very very good but you have to I I can't I can't jump on the Aberdine bandwagon just yet because I just think they the level of opposition they've played hasn't hasn't hasn't been Stellar put that way I mean to be fair to you we have pointed this out on the Sunday program previous it's mid to late October before they they take on Celtic and Rangers and and clearly that will be the test but what they are doing I guess is give themselves a bit of momentum right now I say a bit of momentum I mean a whole battle load of momentum um and it is is another win for our to kickoff this season look we're heading up to the news we'll continue to build up of course we'll recap on the team news from Celtic Park but it is going to be Celtic against Green just later we'll have updates kamaric against the 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and to be for it it's the fourth game of the season these games do come early I have a sense of reality where it's at we uh we look forward to the game and I know uh they don't like us here but to be honest I get more energy out of that if people are against you go rangers into the bottom corner strikes the first blow the game steady scores what a wonderful goal for Celtic go for go SL it in it's a goal for rers SP this way Celtic H goal and the Champions are running a all of a sudden fir what a goal of course an old firm is always a must it's about the collective getting the result when a week can you know play the tempo and Rhythm that we want then we know that we can put on a really good performance we always play doing it's the most iconic rivalry in the world this is sports sound from BBC Radio [Music] Scotland this is Rich Gordon we are live this Sunday afternoon as we build up to the 12:30 starts at Celtic Park we're R Us are of course of visitors the first meeting of the two big Glasgow side this season Celtic against just full live commentary to come um a lot of talk about the and we we've heard from both managers uh a lot of talk about the rebuild that has taken place at both the business that has been done during the summer we'll get further thoughts from Tom English from Billy dos and from Pat boner on that let's just get Liam to recap on the teams that have been selected yes and Celtic need to win this to go top going into the first International break of the season of course Aberdine three points clear at the moment and five clear of Rangers as Rangers look for a rear win at Celtic Park really they've only won two of their last 19 visits here they did come back to back in different seasons in December 19 and October 20 the latter of course the beginning of the end of Celtics 10 in a row the Celtic 11 for this afternoon Casper schmeichel and goal a back four of Johnston Carter vicker scales and Taylor Bernardo McGregor hatti Kon and maida and kyogo who has caused Rangers plenty problems since he arrived in Scottish Football the bench for the home team s Salo trusty Palma Ida V maowen enel's forest and Rolston so new signings are plenty for Brendan Rogers to call on later in the game for Rangers then they start with Jack butland in goal back four of tabern Sutter proper and Jeff Sterling Baron Diamond Cherney and matondo supporting deser who started the season very well the bench is Kelly Laurence Casino balagan igam Mani Rasin moslin Fraser and Danilo of course Rangers running out 6 nil Victors against Ross County last time out Celtics swatted San aside in their last last game and taking charge of his seventh over for match is John Beaton and the video assistant for this one is Andrew Dallas Liam thank you he will be all set ready to get up and running by half 12 when the game gets started um Tom just in terms of the and it is the end of the transfer window now of course we've seen uh the business that has been done Brendan Rogers last week on the program after the wi against Simon he said come next Friday we'll have improved the squad he said seems to have done so I think and and Philip Clon talking to Andy there before the game he's talking about that 16 players having left 10 come in he's talked about a younger profile to the squad he talked about value for the future uh who is in a better position off the back of the transfer window and the deadline day business that was done a Celtic you know a Celtic spent an awful lot of money um this year they spent over 30 million but I think yeah I think they're still in in profit I think they're still in profit on all of those deals so they've done I think they've done well in terms of the age profile I think both both of them done have done well actually um this window the Celtic are playing with a lot more cash than than and Rangers the Rangers are um it's a shame that the paperwork hasn't been done on Nadim barami because I think he's uh he looks a terrific player you know he's his performances for Albania and the Euros he started all three incredible inedibly competitive group tough group um uh and you know scored obviously the fastest goal in the history of the EUR against Italy draw against Croatia One n defeat against Spain looks a very good player I think they I think they've done they've done well it's been a whirlwind at Rangers I mean you look at the players who have left players who who played in the old firm game last season maybe bit part some of them but goon lrom cell SEMA Davis barisich Silva right rof all gone you know uh some turnaround incredible turnaround so while it's while it's been kind of fast and furious for Rangers in terms of the the ins and the outs Celtic is far far more methodical far more kind of patient I would say maybe too patient for for some Celtic fans but they got there in the end and they brought in you know in trusty I think he he would probably in time maybe a short space of time take over from scales um angles will will come in for O'Reilly and you've got Ida and and and kyogo battling it out up front I think they've got players there come into the starting starting lineup and that's what Brendan Rogers wanted he didn't want Squad players he wanted starters and I think he's picked up two or three of them in the window doy what's your um taking I think one that perhaps has Spar a fair bit of debate is is Luke McOwen you you cannot um see anything other than it's got to be a brilliant move for Luke and and he will certainly be earning an awful lot more money um but having gone from being the main man at dund is he going to get much game time in that Celtic side you would think so at some point um I I think he's got to come with the mindset I said it yesterday that he's got to come with the mindset that I'm a starter you can't come thinking oh well I'm just going to be a bit pack player um are you beaten before you start Celtic are more set stone aren't they I think that's what alluding to H where they can just do whatever business they think to to make the the squad stronger Rangers for me they had to change they had to change practically everything and and and they've done that because the results suggest that you don't R out what Tom just said 111 and 18 h under Brandon Ro I think they've only W one in the last 12 Rangers uh on firm games as well Richard so you don't run those stats out and think well we can just keep on doing the same as so things had to change drastically you would think it would improve the squad yes a lot of look as if on paper there's a bit of technical ability good players um but they still got to go and do it but it doesn't matter I think they had to change something they just couldn't keep on going with the the same Squad maybe change one or two players and and hope that it would get better I think they had to do something drastically and they've done that and in terms of Celtic Pat um undoubtedly stronger this time or right now than they were this time last week yeah I think the I think the players they've brought in it took them a long time to get them in and there was uh there was a period there where we were probably all wondering are they going to get them in on time and and what what the games is coming up when I just looking at the fixture list that they have is quite incredible especially around October November when they've all those European games to play and it's almost three games a week so they needed a uh they needed a good strong 11 but they needed a score uh and I think they have that now when you look at the new players sitting on the bench and and the guys he's going with today they have it the one player that I was a way bit surprised that left the club was a water uh only because he's the the natural one that might take over from McGregor who we seen him injured last year and he came in he did okay he did fine um maybe not as not in the same sort of bracket as as McGregor for sure but as a squad player I thought he was good and I'm looking at the other players that they brought in they're not not that type of player you know to sit there in in front of your back four and and and play so so that's an area of concern slightly and I think up he could play that role perhaps who sorry mreg looked at that he could to a point but defensively you know I think I think he's a little bit short and we did say that about McGregor to be honest when he when he in a position we were wondering whether he could do the defensive side uh well and he's done it well really well so but you have to have a a kind of a almost a a mentality to be able to do that role both on the ball and off the ball it's a completely different situation than higher up the pitch where you can almost like if you take Bernardo you take uh the ones that they brought in Luke M I'm delighted to see that young man coming I've been so impressed with him when I watch anytime I've done the Dundee game s he was always the one that stood out for me and he's come in and and absolutely Dodge is absolutely right you come to this club here and I've seen many come with a bit of a pedigree and they've struggled because they didn't believe in themselves you got to come here with a bit of uh Dash and a bit of yeah I'm as good as anybody else and that and he's done that coming up from Air going up to dunde he became the main player so he has to continue that now but I'm really looking forward to see what he can do if he gets into the team that is and at the back they have got about four still four five to get Le leer Vela out but they've still got now trustees come in with her and he's Left sided he could play left back also or or left Center back and and left side and I think that's hugely important you're going to bring somebody in bring him in for balance on the left hand side it's going to be a good battle with him Liam scales is he who plays that puts the pressure on Liam scales he's got to he's got to keep doing what he's good what he's done well at uh to stay in the team uh so around all around the pitch I think they've got they've got almost players is going to be in competition to each other and that's the crucial part up front if something happens kogo we talked about it a couple of weeks ago where he had that injury uh he still got the injury that hasn't gone away whether whether that reoccurs again he hasn't got get the operation then they have only got my Mikey Johnson's gone out now so they don't have that luxury uh to maybe play him up there so so that might be still an area where they might have to strengthen in January if things go um go wrong with them one of the things Brenan Rogers said during the the chats that he had with Andy and he touched on these games talked about these games um thas being an emotional challenge uh which I thought was a really clever way of kind of summing it up now you and I've watched many many many of these over the years um from the other side of the the touch line but it totally understands why he he sees it that way just in terms of even even our experience of it yeah yeah completely um you know Rangers at various times lost their head that they they were slow starters in these games and that's all emotion as well they need to get themselves to fever pitch very quickly but controlled Fury if you know what I mean and sometimes they quite often last season in these games they they just couldn't get the balance right they were either a bit passive or they're a bit emotional we got two men sent off in these games uh as I said earlier they they made bad starts in in in three of them to go two n down but but Celtic have been very kind of precise in their preparation that comes with winning you know they know how to win these games they will feel that they've got Rangers measure and I know it's a different looking Rangers team today if you look at the Cup Final from only back in May there only five players that started um starting today and it started back then and there's there I think four guys came off the bench in the Cup Final sea R uh Lindstrom um three maybe three those three came off the bench not there anymore so you know there big big turnaround Celtic are more or less the same and I think they're settled they know how to get the job done in these games they know what it's like even though there's a new some new players on the bench that Co that group that's starting very experienced in this match they know what it they know what requires they know the stresses and strains that this fixture puts on people and they they know how to manage it and yeah I guess that was summed up by Rogers as well doy when he said that we just need to go out there and beat us I mean that just shows there's a confidence confidence yeah in his team in his players and you can understand why with the results over the last few years um he has that confidence but he still knows he also used the words about what we we have to work our socks off do the same things that got us those results if we don't we could be in trouble Celtic are heavy favorites today there's no doubt I don't think it there'll be a walk over not unless Rangers you know as Tom said that maybe in PL at some point lose a player then you can run up a 34 now I think this will be a hard thought game closely matched Rangers can stay in it for a certain amount of time they've got to get through I keep on saying it every time you come to places like this you got to get through the first 20 25 minutes here um and then bed yourself into it and show that concentration show that control that Tom's talking about as well and I think this will be a close Run game I mean there's a lot of people saying Celtic will blow them away I'm not so sure about that and I'm not just saying that I just think GRE are going to come here that yeah they've drawn me they've got two wins seven points they're on the chase already I get that they need some sort of result things have got to change at some point they got to show that they're chipping away at Celtic even though they're the better team just now um but I don't think this will be a run over I think this will be closely matched and a hard fought game the fers get the tactics right get that control Tom talking about and bring an all round performance together a a lot of a lot of this inevitably goes back to McGregor can can Callum McGregor have the influence that he nearly always has in this match or can Rangers do something to get in his face well you've got you've got your rush in Midfield Tom I know you've been saying that for a we while so we'll see how that one plays out today a we bit more strength andit more strength and discipline against that Celtic Midfield yeah there the strength there there's a there's a plenty of engines in there there's a lot of athleticism in there in that in that Rangers Midfield but McGregor Boston isn't he I mean you look at not just he's he's in you look at all these stats in these Rangers in these Ranger Celtic games you know terms of his passing accuracy he's always he's almost 90% plus he's always number one um in terms of number of touches he's nearly always number one the guy controls these games like few midfielders have controlled these games in many many years yeah Tom I mentioned about clont about you know that'll be a question mark over getting his tactic the first thing he's done he's made the decision to leave lawen out and bring them on so that that to me is was stand on you you couldn't go with Tom Lawrence again when you watched their performance last year and when you when you have up against uh McGregor it's not so much yes you have the physicality and you've got to get a little bit of Dash about you to get closer but it's your mentality it's how you deal with them he pull off your shoulder he'll go to the ball he he's on the Move he's always looking for space and you you have got to have good understanding of how to deal with that you can't go out there and just have a look at a one man and then he's gone off your shoulder that's the that's the difference so you got to have the right player to deal with it de has shown to me that he actually has a little bit of that in him and that and that'll be a real real uh jeel today we talk about jewels around the pitch that will one today and if if the M comes out a little bit better than Tom Lawrence did last year let's face it then Rangers have have a chance if he doesn't and and and McGregor actually dominates and dictates this game celic will play Dam and uh and Sterling in the Cup Final were excellent particularly damond you know he was he was he was just you know it was you wonder sometimes how many of them were out many of him were out there he was everywhere and think you're going to need that kind of performance from him and from Sterling and from Baron today to interrupt that Celtic Midfield particularly McGregor he is you know we talk about all these new players is coming in uh it goes back to the old Stager for me it almost goes back to him it's interesting if you've all you've all highlighted the importance of the Midfield both Billy and part I think in in the summing up of the team very quickly pointed to that for both sides is it is it simply down to who wins that Midfield battle pack or surely there are other aspects over the the course of the the pitch that are going to have a big bearing yes of course we talked about May up against Taver you know we've seen it in the past where Maya has and I just watched May everybody ran in uh just after the warm- up Ma stayed out and he put in three or four almost 20 yd Sprints that's his game he gets the ball he knocks it by he presses her really quick he's got speed in that and caver thinks that he's going to have a nice easy game just floating up into the Celtics half and they'll be hitting diagonals to him then he's got something he's got to think he's away from home today he's at at Celtic Park he's up against this guy he's got to get his his positions right sometimes he does well when he doesn't go too tight onto MAA and he just almost stays two yards off and giv himself an opportunity to deal with the space behind and I think he's got to be clever today and and and how he deals with but that is going to be a big one we talk about on the other side coming in I don't know but the boy Jey how how he's going to deal with him because he's got a little bit of pace and he started off the season really well last year was very critical of when he came he's changed his game completely he's more direct now he takes people on he goes wide and he goes on the inside and he's got something about him that's going to be an an interesting one for me but but you know why we talk about the Midfield Rich that being so important because if you're winning that you're not defending as much because you're winning the Midfield battle and also your front players are getting fed more and you're you're allowing them to create so that's why that area is so important because if you're not winning it in there players aren't getting involved in the game and your defend are under pressure so there why I know we always throw out there but that's why with the the Midfield area especially in this match but most matches in the Premiership is so important you dominate in there you're not defended and you're attacking it well sometimes two excellent goalkeepers on show of course I'm actually just watching the screen there um Joe Hart was was downstairs uh in the the tunnel area the dressing room area he's obviously there to guest afternoon and he was um making sure that he got his message across let's go there and win Bo to the Celtic as they were coming in be two fantastic goalkeeper schmeichel's com in he settled exactly as You' have anticipated Pat but um you've got to know that Jack butman at the the other round has also proved to be a very very valuable signing for Rangers I these two have got big afternoons ahead as well yeah listen they are two quality goalkeepers top top top notch and suly did well getting Casper schichel to come here for a year and that what what we know about Casper schichel is that he's very good on the ball I think he's got a an advantage over Joe Hart from that perspective but in this game is a bit the big saves at the right moment in the right time to keep your team in it and we don't know what smich he hasn't seen he hasn't been tested since he's come to the C Park so he's come up with a big save I'm sure there will be opportunities for Rangers here but he Jack Butler we know can make the seems he's got all that about him uh and and he's had a tremendous season last year and and Rangers have done well to hold on to him they were talking about him going away and maybe then cashing or whatever it was but but he stayed and he's going to be a very important two two goers made important role to play in this game today Celtic yet to ConEd a goal three league matches played three victories nine scored none against if they win then they do go back ahead of aine and difference at the top of the table victory for Rangers we see them move ahead of Celtic and look there been an awful lot of talk and it was touched on in interviews there as well talk about the negativity that the surrounded R is mly part of the season the Champions League exit and everything that's been going on at the stadium and the fact that to play home games at hamen Park um You Can't Take Your Eye Off the prospect or the potential that a win Rangers can set things up can turn things down completely for them could indeed propel them into a season to remember yeah I mean it would be I I think we need we need an upset in this in this game and we haven't had we talk about the great unpredictability of old firm games actually they've been quite predictable you know Celtic normally win uh this would be a shock if Rangers were to win today I think this fixtion needs something to shake it up a little bit I'm not you know I'm not I'm pretty sure the Celtic fins probably don't agree with you they they of course they don't but I'm speaking as a complete neutral you know we need something a little bit unexpected to happen and the only thing that I would be unexpected today is for is a Rangers win I don't think they will win I think setic will win I think they're going to be too good but if Rangers do win it would it would absolutely Galvanize them it would it would mean that the whole I bro to Backle would fade away cuz they're going to go back to I bro very very soon imminently uh the the the preseason failings in in friendlies they would go away all the signings the tobacco and the ins and outs that would go away and all of a sudden you know they'd be they'd be ahead of Celtic they'd have beaten Celtic at Celtic Park all of their problems would disappear in a puff of smoke if they were to win this game today well P um Tom doesn't imagine that it's going to happen uh do you have any fears from a Celtic point of view I think it's going to be a tight game I I don't think are going to win this game uh what a big score line I think they will win I think they've got enough quality and I think the way they've been playing performance- wise at home here with the crowd behind them uh it really depends on how R have Rangers lose at first goal is mentality then how do you how do you handle we did talk about certain players been here before others new ones coming in but it but it can be a very tough Place uh in either Stadium when you don't have your crowd in and if you go goal behind to just hang in there uh and and that's going to be probably the way that the game I I think will dominate uh probably possession attempts and if if Rangers go about it depends really we talked about it earlier how do they press from yes they can press from gold kicks but the Open Play do they press did they press High did they set off if they press and Celtic beat that press then there's areas of the pitch that Celtic have got really quality players that can hurt you really hurt you now we haven't talked too much about the about obviously maty being missing in that middle of the pitch and Bernardo having to commen place and that still is a a question for me the Otti we know will move around the patch and get on the ball and has got a big influence in the game also but have they got enough without mat O'Reilly that'll be a question and will they have to go to the bench to maybe change it around well the players have emerged as you can hear the atmosphere really building up just quick across the country this afternoon in s swpl 1 it's already done the United nil Rangers four Rangers women 4 nil out within 20 5 minutes in that one we'll run you through the other games a little bit later on and in terms of the Premiership remember updates to come from rugby parkar against the Baran full live commentary our second live commentary of the afternoon will be from tank castle where it will be Hearts against on United both those matches kick off at three we're about to get up and running in the East End of Glasgow it is for the first time this season Celtic against Rangers it's live coming to here in sports sound on BBC Radio Scotland with Billy do Pat boner and Liam McLoud hello there good afternoon seen just about set here for the first meeting between these two this season they are all so crucial and given Celtic perhaps in particular over the course of the last decade or so don't tend to ship too many points to the other sides in Scotland's Top Flight and then brings these fixtures right under the microscope the two captains down there Callum McGregor and James Tavern here both Veterans of this fixture shake hands the referee with a coin toss John Beaton down there James taverners 38th game against Celtic he's lost 23 of them so far as he looks for a change in Fortune Celtic players going off into their huddle away to the left the supporters here 60,000 of them no visiting fans again for this fixture of course look to be into the third match between them in the League this season before we start seeing visiting fans coming back in that will be back here come the springtime Kum McGregor just having one last word with his teammates C they were unbeaten in this fixture last season they won four they drew one and of course that included their late Scottish Cup Final Victory ad amida's goal settling the show piece at the Celtic players break away it will be Rangers who are going to kick this one off shooting from right to left towards the jock Stein West End of the stadium blue shirs white shorts black socks with a red tops Celtic of course in the green of white hoops and Rangers get the game underway as it's not back by diamandi to Sut who pumps it long with the right foot looking for matondo two goals two assists against Ross County last week Celtic at it half away damond trying to pick it back off Bernardo and it's is the Rangers number 10 he goes down and wins the free kick just beyond the Midway point of Celtic territory in the opening minute of the game and it's the Celtic supporters making the noise Billy dos but it's Rangers you might get the first opportunity of the match is and they were direct W they right up to Des and when it's headed clear by booted clear by car Vickers de showing good strength they wrestle with Bernardo and eventually gets a free kick probably what 35 yards out Li so opportunity for a delivery and CH this chy he can certainly deliver yeah B slab Charney stands over the free kick left footed coming up here there's a big line of players along the 18 yd line and it comes from Cherney bends it towards the back post area it's a header back across the face of goal from Taber but it's going to go out for a throw in on the reverse side it was was that sorry it was Robin dber actually who got there at the back post but he got way too much meat on the head AR and it goes out for a Celtic throw on this near side yeah they had two opportunities there they could have played it into that almost the near post where desus wasn't that well picked up or they could have played it to the back post they elected to go to the back post and uh they did get somebody around the back and got a free header and I thought proper should have done better with his head up maybe put it back into a more dangerous area but too much on it and looked it beyond that far post but Chance going for Rangers Le momentarily though they're still in the attacking third though this thing the ball forward from Jeff they goes out for a goal kick to Celtic as approaching the end of the second minute of the game Rangers took Center and I've had pretty much had all the possession since then Celtic looking to settle here as McGregor knocks it out to the touch line for Taylor and back to Liam scales left on his own box he's under a bit of pressure now with the new signing truste on the bench not a great ball out from him either and Rangers have it back with Taver Cherney has it on the right hand side and gets it all wrong as he slices it behind for the goal kick and that wasn't the kind of quality that we were expecting from vat Cherney from that free kick just a a moment ago which uh he did his bit he found proper at the back post the Rangers Defender couldn't divert it to a teammate inside the six-yard box and Philip Kon will be delighted to get him back in the starting 11 he missed last week and the 6-0 win over Ross County Carter Pickers looks to find Johnston and he's put it straight out for a Rangers throwing on this near s side not been the best start by the Champions no and I think Rangers obviously did the right thing and putting putting the ball into the Celtics half right from the goal from the from the kickoff uh and has allowed them to be up the pitch and and put Celtic Under Pressure Celtic trying to play out and it hasn't just quite worked for them at the moment they haven't settled into the game that well Rangers have it with Cherney in The Far Side ma puts him under pressure then Conor Baron sides kogo down and John Pon comes up he's pointing the finger at the Rangers number eight there's going to be no further action against Baron making his debut in this fixture this afternoon but he absolutely wiped kyogo out and we know that kyogo has this well publicized shoulder problem and Rangers looking to leave their mark on him early on here that was P from CH leaving him short but thought Baron played the ball and played out wide but his momentum carried him a he kyogo and yeah probably a free kick but certainly not a booking no I I agree with that I think to get contact with a ball he had it can almost go through kogo and he did it yeah here comes McGregor driving forward it's a good challenge by Sterling but bernardo's onto it to win it back for Celtic out in the left Taylor finds hatate out to to Pao Bernardo drops the shoulder he's on his right side rolls it along the glass to hatate gets himself away from damond and shoots from distance well past the left hand Post 25 ydd out he was maybe even further out than that 4 minutes in Celtic nil Rangers nil yeah s first a little chance to get into range his half and and and and try to to build the game up with a short quick OneTouch pass and and uh that time HTI just creating a little bit of room for himself well out he's he's gone for go for for the strike but it got it got it well wide but it was a a chance for him just to test out Jack butland early in this game and butland and sued exchanging short passes but's got it back here it's a first time ball low to the left of the box for proper new signing and there are plenty of those in Rangers ranked Celtic with all their new deadline arrivals on the bench today as butland plays it out to Taver on the right d ball forward and controlled on the right knee by djon Sterling across halfway journey ahead of him damond infield it's still Sterling trying to take on K McGregor down the right in front of the big North stand over there and too many Celtic jerseys around him eventually goes out for a Rangers throwing about level with the edge of the D of the Celtic box it's good buildup by by Rangers actually in Jack butland taking a little bit of risk which uh I think the the you know that shows that he's confident uh but he did get his pass away and create a little bit of space down that the right hand side for Celtic to progress up P or sorry Rangers to progress up the pitch t with a header to the edge of the Box d looks it towards goal well pass sure exactly what he'd intended there but it's gone behind for the goal kick the remnants of the smoke from the pirate Technics just drifting across Celtic Park ja in a misty gray day in Glasgow as schmeichel under pressure from Dam rolls it out the Carter Vickers Bernardo slips and Barons onto it moves it in field to matondo fires it into the feet to the right ATT here now he's driving forward slps it into the box Des it in onto the right he shoot straight at Michel what a chance that was for seral deser and he's looking around for answers he's not able to find them either side of schmeichel he's probably putting Rangers in front but it's a timid effort straight at the Celtic keeper who holds on with ease he shouldn't have been afforded it's the Celtic nil Rangers nil Billy Dodge Liam I think the flag was H up for offside anyway but nonetheless it's typical C Des um it would have been offside but my word what chance Rangers go high from the the B kick and they press and they and they Nick it eventually nearly nicked it first time get it second time Tav into ders he does the right thing gets on his right he should just slaugh it in the far Corner comes chy down the right hand side infield to tabir back to Baron his embarrassment would have uh quickly evaporated given the flag eventually went up The Far Side Jonathan Bell is the com down this near side of the Celtic box could challenge Johnston Celtic get it clear Rangers have it back proper to Baron Celtic haven't used the ball well yet they can't get a hold of it at the moment it's the visitors dictating play and it's Sutter out to Cherney on the touch line on the far side level with 18 yard line low ball in field to the angle for Taver stabs it with the outside of the boot for damond back to Taver and then out to cherne on that Far Side ball forward cut out by McGregor Taver slides in to prevent hatti getting to it header matondo gives it straight to hatti now moving up towards the edge of the center circles challenged by Dam but McGregor's onto it sweeps it forward to maida if anyone can keep it in he can and he has done up against Suter on the far side MAA on the right foot just forced back the way a little bit here still he has it finds his country man hatate now McGregor and now in the left hand side low ball Taylor and it's away on the 6yd line by Jeffy well it's behind toogo it didn't quite reach Mida Celtic's best moment in the game which is still in it's infancy it's Celtic now Rangers now yeah listen we talked about about Rangers and they've done well in this opening sort of period to press Celtic really really high but when if he break the press and they can play very quickly on the Counterattack and that's what he did in that occasion May down the left hand side uh and eventually that ball goes to Greg Taylor who who cut it back and it just evaded any cic player that was coming into the box but a a good chance best chance for Celtic yeah as usual McGregor at the heart of it as well was and to get it wide I mean if there's any angle on the cut back my head I probably scores you were right to point that out but it was just in between kyoga and my to the cut back wasn't it since an poog took over here as a loose ball of a Johnston on the near side POA C took over a few years ago since then Celtic have played 117 Premiership matches they've only lost nine of them and a couple of those came after they'd already sealed titles so it's an awesome record that they've had and obviously they've had fabulous records genely over the course of the last 12 years but it takes a lot to beat them of course lost twice the hearts last season Once the kar that was their three League [Music] defeats pretty imperious as proper picks up at the edge of his own box and rolls it short to Baron Baron then dinks it to John Suter he's then stretching his legs up towards halfway into the center circle rolls with the side foot the right out to Jeffy he controls and passes it back infield to Baron forward to damond and back to Connor Baron who moves it left to right of the circle there for Suter low ball out to Taver dink forward there looking for Sterling he's got in behind McGregor Taylor's nowhere to be seen at the moment Sterling back there into the path of tabern here controls with the UND Souls a brilliant ball in and headed wide by matondo big chance again desas was behind him he might well have been the better option just with the trajectory that the ball came into the box with but matondo with his body position all wrong 10 in it stays n nil but that is another opportunity for Rangers there was no flag this time yeah they should be in front and it's brilliant bone from the back the they're pushing Stell and H has given Celtic a problem MAA doesn't know where to go Cav or not that's brilliant for matat found McGregor now forward Nicholas K in the Box K goes waiting and scores vintage kyogo vintage Celtic and the Champions hit the front here early on in the first derby of the season and kogo fahashi eighth goal against Rangers breaks the deadlock and unlocks the noise here in glasgow's East End Celtic one Rangers now yeah listen I I just think this might be checked for offsite I'm not 100% sure uh but I just felt that maybe Bernardo was a little bit sort of was itard Bernardo or could uh that that straight off side but but we'll [Applause] see and now but listen it was Celtic playing on the Counterattack we talked about it Rangers pressing pressing pressing and I was couldn't sorry that just a at the offside uh but it will be checked uh but that was Celtic devastating they side I think he might have been a half yard ahead of the game it's this would be against Nicholas rather than kyogo yeah so the nervy weight you saw a couple of goals ruled out in dingo last night but it showed you sorry Liam i' showed you P we go Andy bark cuz he's having a look at a replay and we'll get you in a second Andy yeah I've seen one replay Liam it is Nicholas could that pass to him on first viewing it is so so tight he might be a to offside there we go offside no ball there you go so it does not counts back to nil nil there was always going to be drama here this afternoon and there Rangers missing an opportunity with matondo at one end and kyogo with the ball in the net at the other offside a really good spot I mean I was just watching where he was right in line with us here where our vision is straight across the line and I just thought he went that half yard too early but it just shows you what SEL can do on the Counterattack and that that was devastating it was brilliant play in the middle of the pitch to to almost exploit the space that Rangers had left the Rangers have started well you're right and we that maybe just stunt them a little bit because they were high up they were putting on the pressure they' started this game really well suddenly Cel to go bang they through and it's in the net so maybe just B The Frighteners on r a but that's what they do isn't it CTIC it's a brutal Counterattack but it doesn't count kyogo stays on seven goals in 14 Derbies against Rangers yeah just looking at Rangers the the two the wide men uh over in the right hand side Cherney and tavir and one of them depending what position they pick up it might be Taver on the inside it might be churny white or churny on the inside and then uh that long B looking for kogo buts on to yeah Taver white so they're mixing it up really well and on this side here uh it's Bond he found himself inside when he had that header and uh that meant then that Johnson had to go in and pick him up Beyond Carter Vickers because Carter Vickers didn't see him coming and he was short so that's a that's a I think a tactical situation that Rangers are doing very very well with at the moment yeah we saw that uh Ross County goal ruled out last night similar situation really it was Aon broy was just marginally offside before Ronan hail had the ball in the net it didn't count and like that one kyogo doesn't count and it's goalless here at Celtic Parks but under pressure from kogo finds Sutter steps out of his box rolls it out to the right for Taver and then back to the Rangers goalkeeper Rangers are doing this well weam finding the spear manwel and um and if if Celtic put on a bit of pressure John Su is having a drive out of defend so it's because Sterling's going high and the band's going high and they don't really know how to handle it so far in the mat Celtic leaves Baron to on the ball at times I'm not sure what line to have Cel have a goal roll back by streer to butland he plays it short to proper to the Rangers goalkeeper again so we're in the 15th minute of the match is nil nil but of course it has come with the drama you would expect in this fixture which means so much to the supporters of both these clubs as proper has it at the to his box he's in no hurry the moment as he eventually turns and rolls it into the midfield for dond permanent signing at Rangers now it's the listed as one of the new recruits been on loan last season yeah Rangers got almost when they started building the game they've almost got four players high up on the line that's that's keeping Celtics back four intact and they can't push forward in any way to help their Midfield scales with a CAL ball out to Taylor Ranger were on the attack there it's now when McGregor is's driving forward goes down was fouled I think was tabern here it's going to be a free kick for the Clon doesn't agree with the decision he's having a pop but David Dickinson the fourth official down below us it's a Celtic free kick just taken quickly back to scales now with Carter vicker who strolls up towards the halfway line right of the center circle low ball out to trying to play it first time to the underlapping Alistair Johnston it comes off Jeffy and out for a throw into cell which Johnston's over with a movement ahead of him from where he's delayed it Celtic fans want Johnston to get on with it he's taking it short to Bernardo back to Johnston out to Bernardo by a now back to Johnston he's at the by line he pulls it back and there it goes this one will count D MAA rolls it home is all down this right hand side Rangers could not prevent it coming into the box it went behind toogo but maida was there to Ram it home and Celtic do make the Breakthrough in the first derby of the season it's Celtic one Riders now and it is daen maida oh was great play great setup play and yeah the fans were a bit anxious what what Alis Johnson taking his time on the set piece but he was right to do it to set it up soon as he ball was laid back to him eventually he he he made that run Beyond everybody to the barine lovely little ball and he cut it back with Pace pass kogo and there was M coming into at the back post got away from caver who was almost I don't I don't know what you think Billy poor defending from caver he's got to match him but it was a clear just a stroke it into the back of the net it wasn't even tight to him the two things that you look at there apart from MAA stroking at home Taver as P's talked about but Alistair Johnson what a run from him yeah but matondo listen right let's cut to the CH Celtic the goal absolutely BR from a throw in but my word Rangers defensively all over the place matondo lets Johnson go then the cut back proper slips tavan it looks if he slipped but he lost his man anyway MAA on the Move in the out on the outside of him hammers at home bro from Celtic terrible from Rangers third goal of the Season dies in my D I'm sure has caused James Tavern here more than one nightmare since he first came up against the Japanese for he caused them so many issues in these games and that's another one maida has Celtic in front just minutes after they were denied by the offside bar check Rangers have it with damond he goes down in the center circle John beaton's allowing the advantage vatl Cher's onto it The Far Side good challenging B there by kogo helping out but might as well it's uh great teamwork team effort from the Celtic forwards to get back B there and help Greg Taylor well that was what the what what Brendon Rogers was talking about it's a counter pressing it's not even pressing it's just going after the balls and soon as you lose it there's two or three players around the ball and that itself that card coming here Jey doesn't even think it's a foul he's furiously shaking his finger at John beon who produces the first yellow card of the match with a foul on Nicholas on this near side Celtic of a free kick and Rangers Billy are going to have to be pretty careful because while it's been a promising start to proceedings for them the balls ended up in their own net twice one of them has counted but this game could as it does for many teams when they come here get away from them very quickly yeah I said like try and bed yourself into the game get through that first half an hour Rangers have have looked a threat they have they have an an attacking H Force about them they look dangerous they should have scored with Mondo's head Des should have stuck in the net although he was offside so they have that threat going forward but said Liam the one thing that I was worried about can you keep a clean sheet because defensively they don't look solid individually and collectively and that's born out hasn't it because twice as you said there's another throw and twice as you said Celtic cut through them twice the balls that one offside one a goal there's Touch by to try and win it back and he's got it Celtic players are all over the blue shirs and there's two players colliding and going down it's Johnston and damond and it's gone Rangers way referee blowing his whistle Brendan Rogers now is moved to come out to the edge of his technical area to have a go at somebody normally he would think out of all the officials on the pitch the fourth official jobs the easier one but I'm not so sure that's going to be the case for David Dickinson this afternoon yeah I didn't see the incident actually where I was on the ball uh but he's booked oh yeah Johnston's booked yeah I think just a sharp word would probably believe both of them might have been the the way around that you know he just booked the two of them which is a bit Daft uh unless unless the fort official has given him a bit uh more clarity on what happened there three bookings in the game the teams aren't really giving themselves a chance against Celtic they've scored their opening goal this is their fifth match scored their opening goal inide 17 minutes as Alec Ray one of Philip Clo's assistant coaches comes out and gets booed to the Delight of the Celtic supporters know how big Rangers man Alec Reyes Philip Clon telling him to Cal down so spit of yellows there yeah hatate scored inside 17 against karuk scored inside three against hibs maida scored inside four in the League Cup meeting the week later Callum McGregor scored inside three against the M last week and that's 17 Again in celer back on it with Kon early ball Midas in again Taver slides in and puts it behind and John Beaton signals corner just got to touch on it so important it's a penalty but again Jeffy worried about individually defensively Jeffy really poor H slow to Thea nicked off him B through MAA shown his Pace t a panicking gets an important touch Corner yeah I definitely wasn't a penalty I thought it was a really good touch on the ball uh they're not even going to check it but certainly uh Celtic on that count just counter attack really really quick pace and and dynamism Out Swinging corner from Pao Bernardo on the Celtic right and it comes it's Away by a combination of deser and threr and out it goes for a throw in on this near side since kyogo had the ball in the net Celtic have taken control of the match that one didn't count Midas did the lead one nil we played a quarter just about on this one yeah they were Brave Celtic in and the wayed Rangers started pressing them really high they continued to try to play their game and and they've had Rewards look at this Johnston with a quick throw into McGregor and his attempted ball across the goal mouth comes off Baron him behind for another Celtic corner on this near side just switch off defensively every opportunity matondo down he looks if maybe he's got a little knock but Baron it was that occasion cuz cuz Celtic interchange it's not the same man that goes sometimes a Winger who'll run round but then the midfielder takes off you're not switched on defensively like Baron wasn't there Mata for the goal then you're in trouble you've got to be concentrating for 90 minutes in this game when you're on the defensive duties and ranges are switched off and it's cost them I mean some of the goals they've conceded here in recent years have been shocking and blown that wasn't anywhere near the worst of them R mland I think is going to have to come on for matondo here he's been given the the nod by his manager and Rangers are going to be forced into this change the blow for matondo he played brilliantly last week two goals two assists very different taking on Ross County with the greatest of respect to taking on Celtic inside their own stadium of course but matondo would have been hoping to make an impression he scored that what turned out to be the PFA Scotland goal of the Season that late equalizer against Celtic last term I think he's going to want to have a he's want to come back on and give it a go yeah he's stretching his hamstring a little bit but he he wants to stay on and he is an important player he's got a little bit of pace short Corner taking the Bernardo and now Taylor now McGregor centrally rolls it short to hatate back to the edge of the center circle for Johnston and now with Taylor Rangers down to 10 at the moment with matondo the other side of the touch line Baron tries to get there ahead of and does but he's kept it in play only for Nicholas You' almost better just letting it go out for the throw crosses in but it's too close to Butler who holds on in the 6yd line and it's the Celtic one Rangers nil on 24 Mondo's back on yeah that quick pressing again winning the ball back in a dangerous area uh barn and and you know you got to be you got to be sure what you're going to do even before the ball comes to you uh from from a Rangers perspective do you clear your lines do you try to control pass but let's do it and do it early otherwise we're under pressure I think they've shelved the change for now give Mondo a few minutes with the looks of it satate beats Baron to it but it's ball forwards cut out by CER and he finds Jeff Long ball from him goes right through to scales Rangers a little bit Dazed and Confused at the moment given what's happened chiling One n but Cel to give it away in the Midfield ch's pass cut out by hatti he gets a second chance to pass it out to deser over on that Far Side shows too much of it to maida and out it goes for a throw into Rangers over on that far side yeah I was withy there because I was looking at Tess's body language when they they couldn't Bu from the back and and and find a a spare man and he just looked the the shoulders shrunk into his body a little bit then suddenly the ball came to him they were off again but just got to get through this little period the Rangers R Celtic look really dangerous especially when they get the ball they look as if they can cut through Rangers at well tabern are firing It Forward chased by Sterling scales gets there he slides in but puts it behind for a Rangers Corner over on that Far Side just in the northwest corner of the stadium over there the Rangers right as they attack the goal to the left we're in the main stand up above the visiting technical area and vatl ch's over the corner though taverners trotting out to that area as well right now the 26th minute with Celtic leading thanks to daen Midas opening goal is third of the season and Cherney is one arm in the air as he looks to send this corner into an in swinger bends it in and it's headed Away by scale brilliantly defended a year on from that really impressive Coming of Age performance at iOS against Rangers Tavern here with a long ball from the halfway line all the way back to his goalkeeper had to there were three Celtic players in attacking positions there they not dealt with it properly as Jeffy gets it round maida shifts it in field to damond takes a touch McGregor slides in Celtic have back with Nicholas Jinx away from Taver he's away from Baron now still it's Sterling batling still has it left hand side of the six-yard Box his ball backs cut out sut's caught napping though here's satate plays the one two with Bernardo hatate back to McGregor short ball forward on the 18 yard line Bernardo back to McGregor out to the left hand side for Taylor Short ball for HTI squeezes it through to Taylor level with the six yd line wins the corner off Journey that's all is John Sutter took a touch he didn't need to take when he could have booted it into the stand he decided to take the touch and Celtic had them up against the ropes again yeah I just wonder where he were he looking at any of the papers during the week or listened to Brendan Rogers uh interviews where he talked about that a high quick counter press uh that that Celtic have added to their game this year and he was really pleased with it that's what been the highlight of the of the first half when Rangers getting into trouble 27 and A2 minutes on the clock Celtic with a one- nothing lead looking for a second here bernardo's corner comes in headed Away by Sutter Cherney then flicks it away with the left Boot and out for a throw in over on the far side vat Cherney called into the Czech squad for the upcoming Nations league matches over the course of the next week and a half that's how to play for a throw into Celtic over on the far side which will be taken by Taylor level with the edge of the D of the Rangers box short to hatti back to Taylor who goes back to scales under pressure from deser as he started the season really well scales start to this game really well he's looked assured again he's as I said he's got that new threat Aron truste he saw off nski last season didn't he got the injury opportunity of course but he hasn't looked back since then you would think it would be harsh for him to lose his place as scales finds kogo Midway side the rers half gets it out to con wide right level with a penalty spot on his left side looks to try and move it forward to HTI cut out by matondo breaks now to Johnston he rolls it back to Carter vicker's right of the center circle striding forward and then checks his run and passes it out to Johnston back to Carter Vickers it's opened up for him it's open right up for him gets to the edge of the box outside of the boot to Bernardo fires it across and behind for the corner off Sut good defending that time but it's just wave after wave of green and white attack here Celtic one Rangers now almost on 29 Celtic have stepped up a notch P haven't it but I think that's because Rangers are caught in between a rock hard place a little bit of rabbit in the head Lakes just now whether do we go in press whether we Bild for the back that quickness of we're doing it to start with diam caught the ball Su caught the ball just in between just now Rangers certainly red only won one of the last 12 Darby Rangers as they face this Bernardo corner and the header from maida goes across the face of goal picked up by kyogo over on the reverse left hand side it's Ball's cut out by Tavern here and he gives it straight to Cherney hatti with a challenge and it breaks back to Jack butland it's all a little bit he him scare him in there half an hour just about played one nothing to Celtic long ball forward alist Johnston's the covering player Cherney pushes him to the ground and Celtic will have a free kick I'm saying a b caught in between but I certainly wouldn't be doing a CH and try and upm people at the edge of the box that's not where Rangers are at now Celtic have really got it together had the nervous start for 10 minutes and since then part since the goal since the offside goal I mean they really look the Press is on as you said P they're passing the ball well they're really getting out Rangers yeah see Rangers have find it difficult whether ders he's up against two Center halfes who pass the ball between each other and he's he's he's got to play between them and almost Force you know somebody to pass the ball in Midfield and then try to deal with it because they're not getting close at all and uh and and this is a problem for them early on they were high up the pitch they were they were almost pressing now they find it very difficult to put that press on challenging by Bernardo on the far side out of Taver then back off Bernardo and out for the Rangers throwing over there Celtic are looking to win their first four League games for the second time since 2019 it's the first time they've started a league season with three clean sheets since 20101 yet to concede in the league just that karich header in the League Cup tie he against hibs couple of weekends ago it's the only time cast for schmeichel had to take the ball out of his own net so it's been a rock solid defensive start by Celtic though they have coughed up a couple of opportunities this afternoon both deser and matondo left not knocking the ball into the net oh be it deser one would have been offside yeah I think I think the one from Thea was the big one you know right in the middle of the goal and he miss heads uh wide of Michel's left hand post if they got that early goal then it might have changed a little bit and changed the crowd and changed the dynamic inside the stadium but that didn't happen and Sly took control of the game came at the end of a good start by Rangers but seesaw the other way since Rangers in possession with Robin Kart just inside the center circle he just plays it left to right for Baron and then out to Cherney over there cherney's not got much joy yet down that Far Side he's on it now taking on maida back onto his left side he decides to pass it back to Taver then back onto the halfway line for Suther Suther short ball to Taver over on the far side down the line for Cherney he's got support from Sterling now he's at the right angle of the Box low ball in good blocking by Carter Vickers and then hat clears kyo's going down he's a look at the referee no freak it coming now with Conor Baron for Rangers he plays it short with the outside of the boot to Tavern here yeah that was the right thing probably that proper did there actually getting up tight to to uh kyogo when Rangers had possession of ball and then almost just blocking them off uh because if you don't deal with him he's always on the Counterattack to get into those spaces and selic can exploit you Rangers have it with shooter down the line for Sterling helps it on its way towards Cherney the covering player over there is scales to put it out for a Rangers throw in a more Cal minute or two for the visitors this going to throw in about Midway inside Celtic territory over in front of the North Stand James Tavern near over it looking for an option ahead of him he gets it in Sterlings back with Taver under pressure from maida pinches it back off him again it's just terrific tenacity from maida given away by Taylor though and it's deser pi it up at the edge of the box and matondo loses out under pressure from Johnston and cleared by felt the decision making from deser wasn't the best there he found himself in a really promising area could actually potentially had a little strike at goal there Billy left foot strike I'm think exactly that just at the last moment I think he saw a Celtic Defender coming towards him and changed his mind and a play for a Celtic throw in with the near side Philip Clon would have been pretty happy with the opening 10 minutes or so however it's a Celtic manager delighted all be at McGregor's just had that nicked off him and now it's deser driving into the penalty area and he runs into too many Defenders really he's actually gone down clutching his nose I think and Celtic are able to get it away just bundled his way through the Rocket players but eventually there were just too many bodies in the way and it stay Celtic one Rangers near 11 to the break yeah that was day Monday on on McGregor there getting close to him putting him under pressure and wining the ball uh and uh it's good play yeah you can see why he's in the team today he's playing mames coming for Tom Lawrence this afternoon Lawrence scored against Ross County last weekend I've been looking at that ear that Jill Pat was talking about when he's not always stayed on him though M that discipline I think I'm not he's not been picked out to go with McGregor for 90 minutes but just I think percentage of the time if you're going to nullify Cela or have a chance you've got to be addressing them at some points that's that's always not been the case Celtic in the lead they win today they go back to the top ahead of the first International break of the season aine three points clear after their late win on dingwell last night later 3:00 commentary heart on the united with regular updates from rugby park has come AR player and then it's Scotland for the next week or so Nations League Scotland Poland Thursday evening 7:45 kickoff at hamen and then Steve Clark takes the team to Lisbon next Sunday to face Portugal of course Scotland in League a of the Nations league and if you want to get a playoff through the Nations League this time around you need to win your league section for the World Cup it's going to be a tall order you would imagine particular given their one win in 12 right now Celtic have it down the left it all breaks down that ball down the line for maida goes out for a Rangers throwing Taber takes quickly to sutar back to Taver slices a high ball up towards the edge of the center circle McGregor gets his head onto it Baron picks up the scraps here though for Rangers a heavy touch from Baron allows Taylor to slide in and make the challenge little bit careless from Conor bon in possession and SEL looking to make him suffer here kyogo out to kyogo goes down challeng some Sterling Celtic play on it's a Crosser Johnston M's efforts blocked it's with and hatti and he Scoops it high and wide across the face of goal what a chance two bites at it Celtic had there D John Sterling is booked for the challenge and kyogo in the buildup John beaten allowed a good advantage and Celtics so close to making it two and really py Bonner I think R hatti is wondering whether he should have made it too should have made it too he he it was a good pick out from actually as because it was blocked off his shot was blocked off after the Ricochet and he just picked him out at the back post and he was sitting there on his own and he's just got under the ball he's tried to just bend it round I think the goalkeeper and just put it over the cross but there's an injury here done yeah the same time he's been down so M will come on he was going to come on 10 minutes ago Billy that should be two n yeah and you know what the block come in because tav's in the wrong position again he's lost my gets a bit of luck as his bro play from Cel to cut it back again um and he's he's just bent around outside to tavir again May tavir doesn't see him he hits a shot and luckily for tavir that hits off him some will say it's a good block I think he got a little bit lucky cuz he did not pick up the the right defensive position and H Rangers got away one then it comes to hatti who if he gets a contact right probably scores but puts it over par absolutely and and you would expect from a qu player of his quality that he would have to contact right in order to put Celtic in a very commanding position but Rangers are still in this game dami has it in the Midfield looking to knock it out to MC's behind him though and out for a Celtic throw if you're trying to sit out in your back Garden on a nice day at this time of year and you're dealing with wasps it's an absolute nightmare that is maida with Taver he must have nightmares about him he gives him a hard time every single time he comes up against you know what he's got to do when it comes to right that in the Box in the 18 y box he's got this Habit to having here thinking get back on my line that's the right defensive position and he goes in m space what he should do is say where is he I'm going to stay with him and if it cuts back then it's not my problem I've got to stay with MAA because MAA lets him go in and then just stays out at times and looks round and that is tav's problem he's an absolute buzz bomb out there dies in MAA it's his goal that separates the teams and Celtic are coming forward again the ball was aimed by scales for maid and it comes right through to Jack butland we're into the closing stages of the first half here py yeah I think it was for Ati actually and he just went to go and then he checked uh and and Liam scales had picked the pass but uh that pass in behind is devastating at times for for that's I was going to touch on Pat because you're asking the question about Tav on and Maya higher up there's no problem if you deep them off but Deens off in the sixy Box here's Kyo picking up a loose ball shoots at the edge of the box and scores that is absolutely magnificent from kyogo fahashi who once again is slaying Rangers who are wilting in this pressure cooker at the home of the Champions kogo low arrowed into the bottom right carner and he has smashed that past a very fine goalkeeper in the shape of Jack butland Celtic taking total control of this AR encounter it is Celtic 2 Rangers now and it's a long old way back for the visitors yeah listen it was great play by Greg Taylor stepping in wining the ball and then picking the pass for kyogo who came off we've seen him do that he can run him behind you but he can come off and devastating for him also nobody going with him allowed him to turn allow him there he could have made the pass but a typical Center forward he takes on the responsibility himself and buries it low past Jack butland down his left hand side I'm not sure if the goalkeeper had any chance with that b because he had all the Time in the World to get his accuracy and his power on the ball and it goes into the back net but Celtic and a and a huge commanding lead in this game and when you see the replay of the goal it's such a cultured finish by kyogo it's not a blast i' probably done it a disservice there he's he's used the InStep and he's found that not quite into the corner but he's found the net and Celtic are 2N up and Rangers looking to hit in the counter here but it comes right through to Cas for snich he's cuddled it with Precision that's what he's done got a bit of pace on as well and again go it Rangers keep giving the ball away tayor BR Brant pass proper deepens doesn't go with kyogo so does SU so he sets off him he turns and you you said that he just bends it with power beyond the goalkeeper no chance brillian from Celtic really sloppy from Rangers again a new Rangers team but same old story for them at Celtic Park and Philip Clon a figure of frustration the Celtic and forward the ball down the left cut out by Tavern he takes it up towards halfway we're going to turn it out to Sterling he's giving it away though bernardo's back onto it for Celtic along the halfway line users the ball scooping it out to Nicholas on this right hand side up against Jeffy fancies his chances down to the by line chops back onto his left side rolls it back towards the edge of the Box Sterling's touch takes it away from hatti scales gets something onto it finds Carter Vickers he get all the way back to his goalkeeper yeah listen you know sing have won so many of the second balls that they really really uh that's been a feature of Bernardo we talked about him could he could he do the role of matarelli what he's done today really well as he's gone after the ball in that middle of the pitch and won it back and he's he's complimented hatti and McGregor really really well Rangers need half time just to catch a bre yeah I remember they were 2-0 down in the 3-3 draw back in April and 3-2 down as well they managed to take a point out of that but that was at I Brocks very different katler fish here schmeichel think ball in the midfield for Bernardo takes it away from Mosin and Baron and forward to and in field to hatate back towards he gets there headed proper he's claiming he was fouled there there wasn't much of a touch but perhaps enough to put off Bernardo wins it back in the Midfield to beaten waiting there to blow his Whistle by the looks of things Celtic have it though it's giv them an advantage two of the 45 still to play and Rangers hanging on here two- down with there in for Johnston across the face and the way it goes Su it's a vital touch onto it and Taver Nicks in ahead of maida and manages to get some daylight ahead of him before using the outside of the boot to find bat slap Cherney Rangers on the counter they need the next goal that is for sure and it's Cherney rolling it to Taber poor touch from him though allows scales to clear at the edge of the box then moslin puts it behind theand and straight to McGregor you couldn't quite believe his luck he was onto it as he rolls it back to Johnston and forward to call McGregor again it was brilliant play initially from Tav busting out defense brilliant pass from the outside Bo away wide and then chy picks him back out again he could have popped off to Des or if he'd take a better touch would have probably have drawn the Celtic Defender and then slapped him H but his touch was poor right at the last minute right on the edge of that 18 Yard Box good chance for Rangers kyogo had the ball in the net earlier on it didn't count that one very much did and that is his eighth goal in 15 games against Rangers he's only got more against Hearts nine against them as Sterling finds chery now he's got into the path of damond Des is ahead of him but scales is there again he's not put a foot wrong this afternoon Liam scales amidst the threat of the new signing on the bench diamondi can't get on to it with C McGregor hatti it's a long ball forward looking for kyogo he's got in behind Sut MAA it's going to come to Ma on the left and he gets his first time ball back to kyogo all wrong straight to Tavern here and I st it Sterling was down and wins the threee kick we're in the final minute of the 45 Celtic two Rangers n yeah that falling behind again but that time my I I knew what was in his head there he could see kyogo almost running through the middle and he tried to play it first time just didn't make the connection uh but again devastating on the counter uh Celtic that's where Tav should deepen though because not the pitch s yeah I mean and he doesn't he stays high that time and lets my down [Music] good head there by scales out to Taylor on the far side if H scales continues to play like this pack he I don't trust he might have a longer wait to get into the team that he's hoped for yeah listen I think it's probably good for Liam also that there is somebody here long ball maida he's in behind Tavern here that is part for the course really in that duel and maida to the edge of the Box Bernardo on his left side into the area they're going to make it three and butland holds on he didn't catch the shot big off opportunity for Celtic to score a third in first half stoppage time Rangers being ravaged here it is Celtic two Rangers now and Paulo Bernardo really should have made it three yeah save from butland but uh it was really good play again ball over the top M was so far beyond uh Tav here it was almost about 10 yards he had on him which was quite incredible and was picking out that ball where the Midfield gold support really quickly Bernardo using good good F and gets himself into a great possession he just couldn't get the ball past Buckland to make it three but Celtic just play against right we know that but even there's no pressure on the ball and there wasn't to hit that diagonal to Maya fact it was straight down the line tavir doesn't know where man and ball is he just he should know both he should say there he's there there's the ball no pressure on I'm deepening what he does is just stare at the ball and Myer just pops a yard shot and then spins and he's done every time Rangers just can't handle this nobody in Scotland really can handle this right now as Taver picks up just on this basis there's still that Chasm between the two as Sterling's ball across the halfway lines cut out and Celtic have it back but they want it back a combination of Sterling and baron have Rangers and now with Taver over on the far side but in the last of three minutes that were added on at the end of the first half Sutter short ball to the halfway line for Baron then back to Sutter TR to run away from hatti over to this near side he finds Jeff up the line for Mosin good play by Mosin this time but Johnson was even better thought he got round him there but the Canadians stood his ground and Celtic have it back with a tat out to the right for the Celtic fans in the main stand rise but doesn't match the expectation and gives it away and it's diam with a long ball forward looking for Cal deser scales with the ch he's got it back to schmeichel who sweeps it clear first time with deser lurking and it's picked up in the Midfield by Baron one back by but here's Sterling Rangers with just a few seconds left to try and register on the scoreboard and give themselves a platform it's spat left Cherney on that right hand side looking to get the ball in the middle perhaps short to Tavern here low ball to deser Cherney going after it but it's seen back to the keeper by Greg Taylor and John Beaton blows for halime and Celtic Park arises for their Heroes because they're putting Rangers to the sword here once again in the East End of the city kyogo had the ball in the net early on it didn't count that after a promising start by the visitors it was ruled out for offside after a v check that went against Nicholas but from that moment on Celtic took total control of this game maida giving them the lead on 17 as he stroked home having managed to get away from from Tavern here was brilliant work by Celtic down the right hand side and by Alistair Johnston in particular from the by line he pulled it across MAA scored he took his tally to three for the season kyogo thought he scored his first goal of the Season early on before the V check he did eventually get it as the game went into the final five minutes of the first half a really fine finish from the edge of the area into the bottom right corner of the net Rangers punch drunk as they headed up the tunnel at halime Celtic in total control and at halime at Celtic park it is the Champions who leads by 2 to nil on Digital radio FM online at BBC sport Scotland your smart speaker and BBC sounds this is Sport sound from BBC Radio Scotland Scottish Football lives here what a goal [Music] when he spoke to us before the game the Celtic manager brandan Rogers said we just need to go out and be us which is exactly what they have done and like the rest of the season so far right the way through dominant in particular the first half's absolutely dominant and they're two n up against Rangers plenty reaction an assessment to come uh it has been a better afternoon thus far for the Rangers women who are 7 nil up uh wait to dundy United will be going two points clear at the top of s swpl 1 currently with half an hour left of that game their goal difference stands at 40 goals 40 against having played um well four and 2/3 matches it's been a dominant start of the campaign it's Hearts One motherwell Nail late to score partrick this nil abine one and Spartan's Nail glasow City nil of course Celtic and a beran played on Friday night and finished nil nil as a four CL kickoff between Queens Park and Monro uh remember highlights of all the matches on the BBC Scotland Channel tomorrow night at 7 the swpl highlights program the sports SC program will be on tonight at 7:15 on the same channel highlights from yesterday highlights from the 3:00 games Hearts against L United come on at Buran and of course highlights from the match that we are currently bringing you live from Celtic Park where the Champions are 2N up against Rangers um two early chances for Rangers Des with a weak shot and matono heading well wide H I know the guys pointed out that the flag had G up for the first one I think the second one even if he' scored would have been ruled out as well looked as if Mondo was offside as tavir crossed the ball in from that point onwards it has Tom English been another case of utter Celtic domination hasn't it yeah completely yeah I mean that won um that was in the 10th minute and Rangers have been chasing Shadows ever since then and this this this Celtic performance and it's an exceptional Celtic performance it's it's it's rooted in hard work because every time Rangers get the ball Celtics work rate and getting back into position and hounding them out of possession is unbelievable and Rangers have nowhere to go every time they get the ball they look up all they can see is is is Celtic jerseys so they give it away and then Celtic's dynamism has been exceptional their ability to feed off Rangers mistakes is extraordinary they're like vultures and they've got the quality and we talk about MAA uh out wide and and do a number on Taver Nicholas on the other side of the pitch has been has been excellent McGregor has been pulling the strings in the middle of the park a kyogo had eight touches in the ball before he scored you know ders had more but that's all he needs is a touch and that was that was the game in microcosm the rers give the ball away Celtic are so quick speed of thought speed of movement and they find the space and yes butland has left so much space I mean butland does not do well there but kiyo's finish is just class he plants it in the corner and this is like this is a brilliant Celtic performance and Rangers are lucky it's only two now yeah like we talked about the Midfield Celtic um obviously generally dominant there in particular Callum McGregor dominant there and Rangers needed to be completely on top of there was a moment there a couple of moments in actual fact where was Conor Baron twice at first caught out Celtic break and and hadat he should have scored and then within a couple of minutes he's a little bit short with the pass Taylor is more alert than the Rangers player jumps in takes it and then that's the pass that leads to kyogo and that those are just examples of of Celtic overrunning range in that part of the pitch and is it aren they yeah absolutely and it's but I say it's a speed of thought like Taylor sees the passes short he's onto it and he makes the right decision and he does it very very quickly kyogo finds the space turns very very quickly dispatches the ball to the net like it's it's all break neck speed with Celtic and the tempo the throwi inss are fast the kick outs are fast everything is fast fast fast furious Tempo and this is this is just they're streets ahead of ranges absolutely streets ahead of them it might have been worse Tom I mean the the goal the kyogo goal that was disallowed in the 11th minute he if he hasn't leaned just quite as far forward because I think his feet were on side but he's just kind of leaned a little bit and the top of his chest or um round about that area is is just ahead of the last Rangers player but they been big chances thereafter they have yeah I mean you know made a shot blocked uh hatate should score just straight afterwards Bernardo at Bernardo you know they've had they've had some amount of moments I mean they could they could be four up and it's I just think this is this is to me this is a throwback to Celtic 2016 2017 R Rogers first season mhm because it's it's uh it's so ruthless it's so quick this is and and maybe Peak pasta COG too this I think this is a really really substantial Celtic performance and and they're and they're winning all the physical battles as well on top of the football battles which they the Celtic players are just better phys physically they're mus Alistar Johnson is musling people off the ball you know it's it's I think just that they're winning in every Department I've got to say for about 10 minutes I thought well actually Rangers are are doing better against the Celtic team than any other side I've covered the five games so far as Liam said in commentary they've been ahead Within 17 minutes of each of those it's taken them that long against both karik and Rangers but it's three or four minutes in the games against HS and and S M but it it's been a similar pattern and beyond that 10-minute mark it has been exactly the same pattern in terms of Celtic utterly dominant and taking a real grip on a game in the opening 45 minutes they haven't necessarily G on and press that they've got a couple second half goals against kic but um this is one match where you figure that they will absolutely uh keep the p will push down as hard as they possibly can won't they well I mean you know we've said that we said that before three times last season we said before you know they were two n up and they didn't and Rangers came back into it and we couldn't see Rangers came coming back into those games Especially since one of them lrom was sent off um but they came back so we hesitate to say the Rangers are done because of last season we've see there is a bit of there is a bit of fight in this team although this is this is a different team but Celtic at this form if Celtic keep playing like this this this will go to four easily this will go to four cuz they're just they're just so sharp they're so slick and if they keep up this this standard this is going to this could be a brutal afternoon for Rangers it's a first goal of the season for kyogo it's a third for D and Maya and Pat boner um when you made your way along the stadium this afternoon you'd have been from a Celtic point of view dreaming of a performance like this wouldn't you yeah listen you know Rangers started off and they tried to you know press obviously from they kick off they put the ball into Celtic's half they push players further forward uh and uh they they kept Celtic you know pending for probably about 5 10 minutes C stuck to their what what they do well and just passed the ball around and and tried to to to build the game from the back and Cel our Rangers were getting a little bit of joy to get their transfer but after that s just and they were so devastating on the C you know Thomas described it well energy uh you know Pace speed of thinking quality on the ball they absolutely destroyed Rangers from from you know probably halfway inside their own pitch right up to the goal line they they they exploited those spaces really really quickly and sharp and they've got players of May kyoga you've seen them on the wide areas Alis Johnson overlapping or on the inside uh kkon then taking guys on so they've got those players and that but they've been very very comfortable and and and playing that style we've seen them in the past maybe play a style where you know they've had more of the ball and they could pass it around and waiting for the moment but to day it was about exploiting space and they did it so so well and I don't think any team can live with it well bil Rangers did for about 10 minutes didn't they and then the inevitable seem to Happ 9 10 minutes have got and they just can't sustain it um and that's down to Celtic they have been devastating I think Tom used brutally ruthless is the the words that would describe Celtic and every Department Rangers then go into panic mode one in one battles all over the pitch is the biggest roasting I've seen Taver take in a long time from MAA not just because of the goal and his positioning but it's always a coaching Point Richard when there's no pressure on the ball he has got to deepen when his his build him from higher up the pitch and he doesn't he just STS at the ball and MAA just leaves him for dead cuz he just pops a yard forward and then spins and he doesn't know what to do with it when they get in the box from cutbacks what he does is deepen onto the line when he shouldn't when he should just stay with his man he should definitely M the man rather than space gets it all wrong um I did say at the start I don't know if this back for can keep clean sheets that's been born out um and then Celtic have just grown into I said the machine that they've been and they are so confident and I also said like if Rangers could get through the first hour first half hour sorry then I don't think it' be three or four now well it could be now because they have as I say into panic mode lost all discipline and they looked as if they were just desperate and I mean desperate to get that halftime whistle so we'll see how they come out and it's so Dage isn't it no more goals or the next goal is so important because uh if Celtic win this handsomely Rangers I don't know where they are going forward in terms of um confidence um as as individuals as a unit as a club just might disappear because it has been it's showing the gap between the two sides H even this ear in the season yeah Richard just a point we we talked about all Celtics great players we didn't mention po Bernardo I thought he's had an excellent first half not not so much yeah he's he chance with butland but almost his work off the ball when he when he you know when he lost it he was the one that went and pressed the ball and middle of the pitch counter press it really really well and uh I haven't seen that in this game before uh and now maybe he's got a leas life but mat Riley going that he's taking on the mantle I'm going to get in that team and I'm going to show people what I can do so he was been he's been excellent in that first half feel midfielders C if you dominate that you feed your front players and he cause Havoc or your defense is not under pressure that's the way it's played out for Celtic the Rangers put that press on from by Kicks got a be bit of Joy created a couple chances and and the other side of what T was building from the back and Celtic didn't quite know in the first 10 minutes where they were at but it's all the bits in between that right okay then I've given you that I can only give you so much knowledge I don't want to flood your mind as the way Philip Clon have been sent him but you need to do your bit now go out as individuals win your battles and and then from there dominate your areas but that has not happened C have just blown away away after that 10 minutes Tom you spoke beforehand about the pressure even this early mounting on Philip clo should Rangers take a thumping at um Celtic Park this afternoon this is a will have been a massive 15 minutes halftime interval for him is he as he tries to somehow get his players back regrouped again yeah like he has to try and come up with something that makes them competitive in this second half to make a game of it like he's done and he's done it before so let's see what he comes up with but I think he's playing against the Celtic team that's played better in that first half than they played against Rangers in any game last season they're they're more Relentless they're more ruthless than I've seen them for quite a while so he's got his work cut out to to stop this becoming an absolute route if he makes a game of it and they lose fair enough you know they Rangers will have shown a bit of Steel he shown a bit of something to arrest arrest the impending kind of Crisis but if Celtic carry on and Rangers are as vulnerable as they are wow it could be the recriminations here could be pretty Swift Cel well you can hear the announce yeah hear the announcement in the background there to welcome Celtic back to the pitch remember two more matches this afternoon 3:00 kickoffs come on against the ban and hearts against L United regular updates from Rugby Park full live commentary from time castle and highlights of all six Premiership matches on sport scene tonight 7:15 on the BBC Scotland Channel will'll keep you across everything that is happening will be across the swpl scores as we update all that for you a little bit later right now let's settle back and enjoy full live second half commentary from Celtic Park Celtic very much in command against WI as we return to Billy do p boner and Liam McLoud well in that first half Celtic managed to continue this excellent scoring run they on they've scored at least twice in each of their last 13 league games now going back to last season and that two-nil defeat in Edinburgh against hars and Celtic at the second half underway right to left in the green of white Hoops Rangers in their blue and white as you would expect from these two and Celtic going right to left attacking the Jo Steen stand then Rangers shooting East no changes for Celtic and no further changes for Rangers as Celtic give it away early on here in Des trying to pick it up inside the Box poor touch allows Carter Pickers into clear just little moments like that the quality needs to be better from Rangers if they are indeed to make a game of this one readers were of course to bring Mosen on for matondo in that first half schmeichel in goal for Celtic Johnston Carter vicker scales Taylor Bernardo McGregor hatti and the goal scorers Maan kyogo Rangers of spotland in goal Taver Suter Pro par je Sterling Baron atondo Cherney mland and ders and it is reinders on the ball conditions the same just a slight breeze in the air gray skies above start of autumn py Bonner yeah it was a little chance for Rangers there Liam SKS giving the ball away picking the wrong pass I would say into Midfield and trying to trust atad but he was so manm marked and it just give desus a little chance to pick up good possession and uh end it up and what you don't want at the very start is give rang as a lifel life that's for sure you know you want to settle into the game get your your your decision making right uh and keep that ball flowing so that you can kind of settle into the second half yeah well you think back to that game at the the early knockins of April when Rangers were two n down at half time to MAA and O'Reilly's penalty as Rangers come forward Des picks up at the left hand side of the box a weak effort to go though he te it up there as well it needs to be much better from Des when he finds himself in that position Celtic were under serious threat there it's been a sloppy start to the second half actually by Celtic as McGregor comes forward up to halfway picks up Billy Dodge what a chance there for deser no conviction slaps it straight to the goalkeeper I mean it's not good enough Here Comes Celtic up the other end Johnston tun he well going a cross shot which goes straight to but who controls with his hands and the near Post in his gloves packing you know half time came in the wrong time for zelic they were they were flying the tempo was good there was there was a flow to their play there's three chances now three three situations there scales giving the ball away in Midfield Bernardo giving the ball away again codner and even there getting into a great position and and and plays that ball into Jack buland's hands those small details uh they didn't do that the first half sorry from a ranger point of view though once you get there you've got to be clinical got to show conviction crisp get a good strike away even if it's straight at the goalkeeper but it wasn't and the one before his touch was so poor that it just put it back to the defender yeah for them it's all very well doing it last week but they needed to take it into this week as well big games yeah here is Greg Taylor for Celtic scampering across the halfway line Midway inside the Rangers half he finds a baron comes to meet him hatti simply turns away from him and passes it back to McGregor and now it's with Johnston tun on the touch line level with the 18 yd line I he's level with a penalty spot now he's level with the six and he wents the corner yeah better play uh but I just watching uh jerney going and pressing uh Liam skilles there but there was a such a gap between himself and the rest of the Rangers team he would be far better not going the top because he took himself right out of the game and allowed Greg Taylor to run probably 30 yards up the pitch but they were so deep there Rangers they were never going to help him out when he went impressed bernardo's going to take this one out swinger with the right foot over on that Far Side the Celtic right they attack the goal to our left into the six-yard box scales with the Heather and kogo was there as well he was unable to turn it home at the back post the final flick might have come from maida kyogo wasn't able to get anything on to it and Rangers get away with one there because as soon as that first header was one you thought number three was arriving yeah he just got early kyogo trying to get across the defender uh and the ball just ended up brilliant skill down the right by to get away from proper turns it back to the edge of the Box Bernardo shows too much of it to damond and Raiders able to get it clear out to The Far Side The Carter bickers gets L ahead of Des and then just rushes him aside strides forward he is an absolute machine C Carter Pickers there but he's upset his manager because he took it to far he waited too long before passing gives it away and in the end it's going to be a Rangers free kick over on the far side don't see Brandon Rogers upset with his players too often he was on that occasion by the way he's got to be careful de M he wants that he's already been booked and he's he's getting pulled there but he wants he straighted John Beaton and he's pulled Taber over John Beaton said tell him to be quiet he's going off because doand who was at John Beaton he wanted I think it was C Vickers whoever whoever pulled him down there was two or three Celtic players there he wanted them booked and uh he's had to P his captain say look you don't speak to me you're on a Bo and going to get that message to him I'm going to have to put him off the pitch John beat wants to speak to Carter Pickers as well this is the seventh Celtic Rangers game for the man in the middle today his last one was that 3-3 draw which I was talking about earlier s were two up at the break it was tavern's penalty 10 into the second half that gave Rangers a chance there first equalizer didn't come until 86 in that match flurry of late goals as Rangers are awarded a free kick for a foul on dande over on the far side and it's Midway inside the Celtic half slightly left to Center chance to attack the Box though proper and shoter are up for it de's been Rangers more most energetic player he's not played brilliantly but I think I don't think that's his position I really don't he just fades in and out the game there he's not quick enough on the T he can use his energy to the game in front of him a way a bit like the way maybe Baron does at times but still out there still try to put it on it comes the free kicks not a bad one either comes off the head of Johnston propar gets his head onto it and then headed away from goal by I think it was deser Sterling was in there as well Celtic get it away Baron picks up on this near side angles it out to mland heads it back to proper gets it back out to mland taking on Johnston forced back the way rolls it to vat slap Cherney Cherney then goes through the gears down the left gets the ball across it's knocked for goal by shter and then Carter Vickers puts it behind for the corner John su's got his head in his hands he's right about the penalty spot when he knocked that towards goal and he has to settle for the corner it stays two nothing Celtic but Rangers have forced the issue since the break yeah that was a good chance for him and S did everything right he just held his position his composure he's got a good side foit on it but it was a great block uh from Liam scales uh and if that had to go on target I think it would have been here with it the back post head it off the full by Sutter the referee blows anyway Des has ended up poleaxed on the deck he's just getting himself back to his feet now Sut was at the back post there he scored in this fixture before last time Rangers won it actually he can divert that on goal but the whistle was going anyway I think and it stays two nothing to the home team yeah I don't know what happened cush Michel there did he lose his footing but he went to ground and and and the goal was open uh and all it needed was a a decent header back on Target and it was in the back of the but uh yeah do a couple of chances now for Rangers couple of mistakes from Celtic and has allowed this game to maybe be a little bit more competitive Taylor on the near side up the line for maida Midway inside his own half back to Taylor oh well it's a risky ball that from Taylor but Bernardo got there ahead of mos and to force it back into his own Bo for Carter Vickers who rolls it out to Johnston on the far side Johnston and taking it in field way inside his own half rolls it to scales to his left scales with the long ball with the left foot looking for maid in behind Taver again Su coming out to meet him maida left hand side of the Box disguises the ball for HTI left hand side of the six-yard area against Taver atate still has it he's been moved away from goal by Taver and Kat's ball to McGregor goes straight to the Rangers captain who plays it off McGregor and out for a Rangers throwing on the near side it Remains Two nothing to Celtic Rangers enjoying their best spell in the game since the opening 10 minutes of the encounter they've yet to really test Casper schmeichel having a caught again no pressure on scales and he just stares at the ball again and scales just puns over the top of him MAA spins and Cel on the attack speaking of spinning bernardo's done likewise against dam in the center circle comes forward rolls it out to hatti on this near side hatti facing Sterling he's threed three to maid's in behind tabern again and then he slips as he tries to put it across as py says he lost his balance as he made his way towards goal left hand side of the box he goes the wrong side of the post and behind for a goal kick but again D in MAA is just gting away from Tavern here time and time again I'm just looking at Billy shaking his head every single time that's been twice now in succession that he's the balls just played him behind him and he's left Taver by four or five yards uh and really there was big big that was a big chance for for U Maya if he just hadn't to lose his balance he could have slid that ball across the 6r Box but the space behind Tav there he's not dealing with it as you mentioned at half time bil he looks like a punch St boxer get me out of here suter's giving it away mat put too much pressure on it Ida comes down the left the Clos with the free kick Celtic fans unhappy because they felt there was an advantage there for them down this near side they're going to have to make do with the free kick which they are normally at pain to take quickly let's go quickly to Andy bark movement on the Rangers bench yeah Philip Kon is about to bring on Tom Lawrence so clearly the Rangers manager thinks he needs to shake things up at the start of the second half so Tom Lawrence stripped and ready to go 10 into the second half Celtic free kick as they look for a third and what would surely be killer goal taking it low to the left there for Taylor but again John beaton's obviously not ready Taylor was in ACR of space in the left hand side of the box they're so inventive of the set plays aren't they Celtic yeah but that's rers not picking anybody up and and uh I'm surprised that he actually pulled that one back because uh you know what what was what was happening there commit you know an error by not by taking it quick well bernardo's going to bend it in with the right foot towards the back post area it's flicked behind for the corner by Taber over on that right hand side Rangers had the best of the opening 10 minutes of the first half they've the the best of the opening think 10 minutes of the second but Celtic now have a corner as they hunt down a third goal which would surely put this tie to bed what a seismic Victory it will be and it's odds on that's what's going to happen even this early in the season for the first International break of the campaign and you've got plenty of time to Stew in it short Corner has it rolls it to the edge of the D area for hatti decides to go back the other way it's to the annoyance of the Celtic fans even though they're two n up and then the ball passed straight out of the pitch by C McGregor over on the far side that right there it's a bit of a collector's item it will be damond who's coming off here for Rangers by all the counts Lawrence will replace him that was the alteration or one of the alterations in the starting 11 for Rangers this afternoon and diami who the guys were seeing in this second half was probably one of the more energetic Rangers players but he's obviously run his race and on comes Tom Lawrence has to save him from being sent off Liam that's it was on a KNE Ed you could say the same for do stilling he's been booed but not been in trouble with the F and I think it was a a matter it needs must get him out the ref's RO yeah here's Baron for Rangers gets it out to Cherney tosses it down the touch line there towards Taver scales with the challenge and now it's with K McGregor who goes down that's going to be a free kick to Celtic down on this near side yeah well list Tom Lawrence good on the ball we know that he that he can create and he can maybe there's a goal in him in the odd time uh but uh and his fresh legs going into that position but can he deal now again with McGregor can McGregor be the one that's going to be dictating how Celtic play in this remainder of the second half tough couple of games for Rangers either side of the international break this one here they then go to tanise to take on a reborn dundy United after the Scotland games are out of the way difficult couple of away games and you know they were notorious for dropping points on their travels last season because in the home table they were only two points worse off than Celtic it was the damage was done on the road seven other 19 games the Celtic and forward through ball kogo right hand side chips the goalkeeper and he finds the side net only oh he's furious with himself and that was a chance to kill the game he's put it past that gone in it's magnificent finishing the kyogo is off Target the Celtic two Rangers now almost on 59 big big chance wasn't it so so uh little and again that came from that sort of counter press from Celtic and then kog as soon as they won the ball you could see what was in his mind he's racing through Beyond uh was it proper that was trying to pick him up no Pace tried to stand as well the two of them are there they just couldn't deal with them should have been three I mean once he's through if he just gets finish he 3 now the second half has gone very much the first range has been good for the first 10 minutes so creating a few opportunities in C slowly building in B to get a chance and then nearly get a third ball back to bar for Rangers just inside his own half left to the center circle these two find out who they're going to be facing in Europe mouth water in Europa League set a fixture for Rangers that's for sure Celtic will F their chances in their Champions League campaigns K vicker slides in beats deser toew it it's the edge of the D of his own box with Bernardo on the S side and then back to Taylor yes Celtics star against sloven Bratislava Rangers against Malmo in the Europa League some terrific fixtur in about that and we've got news of a Celtic change Andy yes the Celtic fans are about to see a debut for Arie Engles he's about to come on for Bernardo spent a lot of money on Angels it's up there with the kind of money they spent on edar noticed went off to Leicester city despite being mildly linked to the return here in the latter part of the window here is Taver to Cherney and then back to Lawrence Lawrence out to tabern near leveled of the d off throw BR Rogers turn as a look at his new signing we desperate to bring the belg to the club he knows both Nicholas Rasin and the Rangers manager Philip clol having come through the club Bru Academy he was at alburg in Germany up until a couple of days ago but he's there waiting the number 27 ready to come on getting some last encouragement from both John Kennedy and Brandon Rogers as Baron picks up and squares it to Sut like to tap on this near side tavern's early ball looking for Des Des can't get onto it m does and he puts it high Over the Bar and that will be a pull kick to Celtic who will make the change now and there will be a Celtic par welcome for Aaron Angel he's going to replace poo Bernardo and sure py boner will be quite excited to see what this young man can provide this Celtic team he's essentially been brought in as Matt O'Reilly's replacement so big shoes to fill yeah it is big but bernardo's played really well in this game I've got even even I think uh in the second half he that little mistake on the ball maybe tired legs but this is a young man coming in here comes here with a with a bit of a pedigree and let's see what he can do he looks quite strong he looks a decent height about him uh and can he can he now let's see what he can do I don't know much about him Billy I'm not sure if you know anything about him either an angles is on and immediate chance to impress he's only 20 Belgian under 21 International and he had 18 months at alburg who he helped finish 11 from the German Bundesliga last season and already he's chasing the ball forward it's a long one but it comes right through to Jack butland he holds on already you can see he's got plenty Pace yeah well the the important thing there was that he seen the vision he had the vision to see the space when K come short and the space was there and he he's gone over the top uh which I like to see in those type of players higher up the pitch that they actually not alone can get on the ball but they can run Beyond people to sign a fouryear deal here he's trying to track deser at the moment in the Midfield deser finds Lawrence he's got Jeffy to his left that's when the pass goes Jeffy first time mland puts it wide well that looked like there was a decent opportunity for Ross Mosin he's slightly left to Center on the 6yd line he's not caught it at all well and it's almost going out for a throw in it's that far wide it's the Celtic two Rangers now on 63 is not happy he he thinks maybe he should call him leave it you can still see him remonstrating with moslin just now I think mosin's on the stretch open up the body with the right foot from the cut back cross but ch's coming on to it with the left foot favored foot should have left it it might have been 2-1 but Mosen just gets a little flick on it it takes it well wied the goal great chance gone yeah that's a number of chances now for for Rangers in the second half and they that that'll give them a little bit more confidence uh and if they get a goal pack then they're always in the game yeah let listening to sports sound here on BBC Radio Scotland across the frequencies on digital online bbc.co.uk Sports Scotland two 3:00 kickoffs to come heart of midlan against dundy United is the commentary match at three Kamar hibs also you'll get regular updates of that one bbc.co.uk sportscotland for the live text highlights this evening on Sports scene 7:15 on the BBC Scotland TV channel Rangers have it in the Midfield with dujon Sterling who knocks it out to Tavern here on this near side Sutter Square ball to proper his brother Davy Once Upon a Time was on the books at Brighton Dutch internationalist he Taver picks up on the near side Sterling can keep it in play and Celtic have a throw in right in front of the rers Dugout K McGregor will leave it for Taylor yeah if anything just intensity has gone out a little bit from the Celtics Celtics game in this uh second half uh they were doing things so quickly and so sharp uh early on uh in the first half they just struggle to find that momentum I think in this second half yeah but they've got a two goal lead and the oldness isn't on them is it as much as the Celtics supporters would like Rangers to be ground to dust this afternoon here that's not out to they can flicker into life for a moment's notice and here comes Nicholas driving forward to the underlapping Johnston his cross is cut out and breaks the at the right angle of the area back to McGregor left footed ball to the right hand side of the box it's Johnston oh and butland forced into a more dramatic save than he was expecting in his near post as he puts it behind for the corner yeah it was a deflection uh I think it came off proper Ro proper proper in that sort of almost corner of the of the sixy box and the for Jack SP into a good reaction save uh to keep the side in it I think it was a good job at deflected because I think my had to run in Taver again to get on at first and probably score so butam was able to make the save because of that deflection AR angles will take the corner over on that far side right footed outswinger the Celtic right and it comes it's not the worst delivery it's headed halfway still an opportunity for his efforts blocked he's gone down and the followup challenge goes out for a throwing on the far side but it's going to be a Rangers throwing and John Beaton just stopping play to make sure that Nicholas is okay didn't look like the best of Landings there that's exactly why it was there it was Tom Lawrence closing them down and been boed Dody yeah was a ref again and frustration but it was Tom laws closing them down and he just made a back and couldn't hit the strike goes over the shoulders and it was more the Landon as you said haven't seen too much Descent of course the referee in world is clamping down and mobbing these days as was notable at the European Championship Finals in the summer but it is something that has been adopted by the SFA in this country but okay just a few weeks into the season we haven't seen too many examples of that so the players Towing the line will be the captains speak to the referee when it comes to those contentious moments proper clears for Rangers Taver gets it under control contr low ball forward to Des passes it back to Sterling now to Cherney over on this near side though the intended pass was for Tavern it's chy look to reverse it to Sterling well read by Taylor and then ankels goes down fere eventually gives the free Kick the Celtic man's down but once more the Celtic band that I rate as is K McGregor it's a yellow card for Tom Lawrence because Celtic with away on a counter there and they clearly felt that have been an advantage given by John Beaton yeah it could have listen I I felt maybe that there was more of an injury to the to the young man uh maybe that's why he's pulled it up you know point to head not wasn't that's what he was seeing John be I think that was to maybe get but but yeah when we're sitting up here watching the the flow of the game obviously hatti was gone he was in this great space and he that pace high up the pitch in front of him that he could have exploited but anyway listen uh the booking goes to Tom lawren yeah and if it's a head knock then you have to stop the game immediately let's get news of another change for Celtic I think it is Andy Burke yeah James Forest is getting stripped to come on for his 500th Celtic appearance he's sure to get a great reception Nicholas Kon the man who's going to make way it's just going to you wouldn't back against James Forest Breaking All the records this season another one hitting the 500 Mark is a special moment for him personally but of course he's targeting becoming the most decorated player in this club's history at the end of this campaign Celtic with ta's ball through cut out by Jeffy he's now in a central position driving forward for Rangers out to Cherney on the near side we are on 69 minutes Celtic two Rangers now there's Baron for Tavern here manages to find Jeffy on this near side back to Baron the right hand side he still got tavier to Cherney into tavier now infield Jeff D found himself in a central position again finds Sterling and out to Baron Baron knocking it out to chne it's good buildup play by Rangers this it's Cherney at the right angle of the box is on the left foot tries to over could get over back on the right and allows Taylor in make the challenge header from proper finds Baron his ball forwards straight to Celtic though and now it's stillo wonderful touch away from John Suther looking to knock it through to C not a good ball though strike through to butland at the edge of his box and he smashes it high and away and it stays Celtic to Rangers now and all it needed really pack was kyoga just popping that into the path of Nicholas and he was one-onone with his first touch was fantastic to just sold Sutter an unbelievable he's come in too quick Sut anyway he knows he's up against uh against kyogo and his touch was brilliant but his other pass second pass go outside of the boot balls found him he's on the right hand side looking for support at the moment he at the right angle of the Box Johnston's got up to help Kyo his effort across gos blocked by Sutter Jeff's touch on the far side Jeffy goes down he's won the free kick and the yellow card's going to come out for Nicholas K I think over on the far side yeah just looking at kyogo also you know that's a couple of times I seen him going to almost stretch uh and uh maybe it's time that that uh they took them off and replac with Adam um but but he's so quick so sharp uh and he's got his goal but and every time somebody gets the ball he's always looking to run him behind or or come short he's always on the move it's now back with butland who plays it short to Sutter into of his own box shifted out to Robin proper who goes back to his goalkeeper Celtic still comfortably ahead at 2-0 James Forest continues to wait on the touch line long ball Tavern here Sterling chases it should be schmeichel going to try and see it behind and he has done with a goal kick and of course Brendon Rogers would have sign up for a 2-n victory before a ball was kicked today so I don't get any more goals I don't think he'll be too disappointed but he's making the change here with James foris toling good booed a moment ago and real energetic performance from the German Winger today py yeah he's been very good very good and and you know listen I loved it when he gets the ball now he takes people on that's the key Celtic always had Wingers that took people on and a real handful he's got a bit of pace we know that uh and uh he's working really hard for the team so but Jim for is coming on is it 500 games is that what you said for the club yeah which is a lovely uh it's a lovely Milestone isn't it uh and that but he's uh you know selic have got the opportunity now to to actually have couple of players in most positions now that can come on and they're not weakened by it 30 of those matches have come against Rangers James Forest Sterling knocks it back to Sutter and now it's proper to Baron and Sutter rolls it out to Sterling on the near side maida has it and is put it out for a Rangers throw Journey takes quickly to Tavern here on the near side scale slides in he's had a good afternoon and goes out for a throw in to Rangers on the near side of it level with the edge of the D of the Celtic box 73 minutes just about on the clock Celtic two Rangers now Taver bows it into the box Des gets a little touch for Cherney but carries it only to Carter Vickers and now it's with Forest who is driving forward my does in space now he can find them Taver goes down thinks he was tripped by Forest Celtic play on dies in maida rolls it to Forest he's at the edge of the Box shifts onto the right side his efforts blocked Johnston with the chest down for Forest he's on it again he's been involved almost immediately after coming on it's a big appeal for hand ball and a Celtic player tumbles in the Box as well who Forest hitting it towards goal with the outside of the right boot John Beaton not giving anything at the moment suddenly Rangers come away and a countdown with Lawrence up the other end shows way too much of it to Liam scales again what an afternoon he's had stays two nothing Celtic yeah but what looking at kyogo at the edge of the box of his own box he's run all the way back to try to put an interception or try to get a tackle and he was part of that tackle I suppose but to do that he looks as if he's he's his day run by the way does look that way and but what a what an effort from him yeah he he camped up a little bit there and I think there is more movement we'll get Dy in a moment Celtic have it with kilo left foed ball low out to the right for Forest gets the overlap from Johnston P GS out there I think and uh the ball forwards blocked lers get it half away but it's now with K McGregor to the edge of the penalty area he's looking up at the goal oh that is magnificent that is absolutely magnificent from the Celtic Captain he's coming up with some brilliant goals this season and he's just sealed the points and the first derby of the season is been comprehensively won by the defending Champions Kum McGregor from 25 yards not for the first time this season has beaten Jack butland it is utterly superb from one of Celtics most decorated players their Captain steps up and it's Celtic 3 Rangers now and there's more than the length of the river cide between these two teams right now oh what a goal I've got to say that was selfmade he's gone he picked the ball up on the edge of the Box great play by made initially to run back and won the ball that that counter press gives the ball to McGregor McGregor just drops the shoulder dropped shoulder again twice and just steps inside and there wasn't even a bender it was a smash right across butland into the right hand side what a magnificent gold Bly very similar to the one he scored against tibs actually Easter Road not the carbon copy ofal let's get news of a couple of Celtic changes in the week of that third goal from Andy yeah Adida coming on for kyogo as the guys were anticipating and a Celtic debut for Luke McOwen who's coming on for Rio hatti well it's been just about the perfect afternoon for Celtic Rangers have had their moments in the early parts of both halves but kyogo got his first of the season it's easy to forget that that was his first goal this campaign his was a fine strike as well but Billy I was just saying Callum McGregor we we always spoke about him as a massive goal threat early in his Celtic career when he dropped back into that more sitting role besides Scott Brown the goals tried up a little bit for him but that one there I mean he's he's always had that in his locker I remember him scoring one just like that in a cup final against motherwell Scottish Cup final he got one against hibs at EAS Road a few weeks ago almost EX exactly the same yeah and I know it's hell in the season but it it it looks fresh he's decided to give up in Scotland and what Scotland's lost will be Celtics game because if they keep him fit and they they lost him for a spell last year he's just instrumental we talked about it pre-match how he dominates Midfield and then he comes up with goals like that so he looks at his best Kum McGregor quietly efficient today but I mean the goal is out of this world the one thing I would say the build up Liam kyogo before it pat pointed it out and Maya epitomize his Celtics performance today they have worked the socks off whether it's a front man defending and that's why the ball dropped to McGregor I'm not Titan I wa it's unbelievable strike but it's it's um MAA and kyogo just set the standard chasing after things one in the ball mcregor doeses the rest there's Lawrence up the other end to deser left hand side of the Box Cal deser Celtic players around him he's rolled it back to mland mosin's cross ball finds Taver who shoots a goal and schichel saves and behind it goes for the corner he's not had much to do in the Infantry of his Celtic career called into action there short Corner Cherney to Taver Rangers are going to make a triple change in a moment we'll get to Andy as the cross from cherney's cut out by Ida who puts it out for a throw in on this near side quickly down to Andy yeah triple change for Rangers Danilo Nicholas Raskin and Hamza agaman are all ready to come on possibly too little too late but triples changed for Rangers yeah you would think so you would think so Callum McGregor there with his third goal of the Season he only managed two last campaign so he's already beaten last season's tally and this is just League game number four about 78 and 1 half minutes on the clock Celtic with a 3 nil lead and Rangers quite simply Billy dods have had no answer whatsoever to what's been thrown at them today no we said half time with the boys brutally ruthless but it's been incessant it's been constant as well so no time to breathe they had the spells in the game they couldn't sustain it Rangers and Celtic have capitalized because they have dominated they look fresh they look sharp they look ruthless they scoring goals just been an all round um excellent performance from Celtic Rangers with Lawrence helping it forward looking for Cherney scales is there he finds maida just across halfway Taylor goes down fouled by Cherney fre kick Celtic on this near side I think there's been a bit Jiggy poy down there with the subs Andy yeah change to the change Deno is back in the bench in front of me and put his jersey back on and Liam balagan is now coming on as part of that triple change well the uh changes for Rangers see Robin proper come off and balagan who started last week actually came off injured he uh comes on masin comes on for Cherney and IG Mani is H coming on as well so Sterling's other one isn't it yeah St stering we see what igam Mani can do this is his debut the morocc Striker Morocco under 23 International signed a 5year deal can play right across the front line he's primarily a center forward but he's moved out to the left wing and Celtic pick up with Forest to Luke McOwen first real touch for him in a Celtic jersey the former Dundee Captain watched him net in that Dundee Derby earlier in the season from the penalty spot two2 draw at Tanner I here comes deser down the left hand side and he's got himself away from Carter Vickers down to the by line still at Cal deser looking to try and at least win a corner but Carter Vickers has prevented even that and Celtic habit over on the far side angels with the long right foot raking ball looking for Ida it's a cushion header from Sutter down to balagan we're in the final 10 minutes here almost the final nine now Celtic 3 Rangers nil the comfortable Day at the Office yeah it could be a long 9 minutes for R got to just make sure don't lose any more goals games done Celtic look as if they're hungry for more it's a comfortable day at the office for Celtic the to reclaim top spot which will be coming now aine with a 100% records at the summit of the Premiership and it's a ball up towards Adam on the near side comes off him and out for a Rangers throw in I said Billy it's uh International break now that is going to be a long couple of weeks for Philip Clon I would have thought in the back of this he's uh this is his fifth go at Celtics yet to come up with a victory against them they go to tanise in their next League game before taking on Dundee after that so they're in uh they' got a bit of work to do even this early in the campaign yeah this is an important game you feel must not lose cuz they were on the chase as it is two points be now five um but they got time to get their new signings up and running they've got to come back but the one thing they've got to do Liam is handle it mentally Jeff Cross into the Celtic box headed Away by Carter Vickers cushion header from forest to Johnston to ankels goes back to Forest now with McGregor who shows too much of it to Raskin who pinches it back for Rangers ball forward cut out by maowen he was presented the other night look like he was living the dream as Ras and Sho some distance and it's high Over the Bar and it's St Celtic three rangers n it is a familiar Tale in the recent history of this fixture Celtic on top maowen on the turn CRS It Forward there to idaa then out to maida first time ball back to Taylor the Rangers manager still down there back in the orders just trying to see through this game try and reset their season after the breaks that comes through towards MAA balagan gets there first and then Tavern here but he's giving it straight to Luke maowen ma out to Eda on this near side Ida down by the corner flag rolls it back to Taylor Taylor then to McGregor remember the action from T castle and rugby park to come on Sunday sports side when we're done here it's Macau into idaa outside the box rolls it back the way to Carter Vickers right up the center circle out to The Far Side low ball for Forest Celtic popping it around with confidence that you would expect Baron slides in and puts it out for a Celtic throw level with a penalty spot pull into the box for Forest Angels moves it back there to McGregor now Taylor the right Central Area he's giving it away Baron gets it Forward here to Lawrence Nicks it to moslin coin then with the ball forward towards deser cut out by scales now it's Lawrence delicate ball looking for man left hand side of the sixy Box Michel SMS it hold on to it and it stays Celtic 3 Rangers n the lineups at T Castle hars Gordon Kingsley hit Kent pen rice OD spittle boing Grant Oda shanklin's back and Vargas for United Walton adoa gaker gram Stevenson babunski Hol sibl fery trpovski Vander Sanda rugby park Kar Ohara right M Finley and daa Armstrong Watson foror Kennedy Vel and Anderson as Rangers come forward it's Mosin with a shot from the edge of the box which is blocked comes to Mosin level with the 6yd line went the corner off scales who's not put a f wrong as I said hi BK Miller eaar OB Quan triantis mot nikov karich and Bo confirmation of all of that and the subs the buildup the pre-match interviews for heart St Kar HS to come on Sports out they're in the final five at Celtic Park it's a matter of time before Celtic pick up the three points but Rangers have a corner on this near side mland isn't happy with the attentions of mowen inside the six-yard area and the referees having to speak to both of them as James tabern prepares to take this corner on this near side right in front of where the visiting fans would normally be here at Celtic Park in from Tavern here it's evaded everyone and it PS out in the far side and it's maau he gets there first Bo off opponent and out for a Celtic throw in in The Far Side Luke mou shown a couple of NE decent touches since coming on for his debut today certainly not overd by the occasion some uh some afternoon for him beautiful afternoon for him and his family isn't it making his debut after that Sensational transfer at the last minute uh and uh but to come in and play and he doesn't look out of his dep at all because he's got out energy about him and you can see him fitting into team quite easily it was interesting listening to Steven mcin Sports scene last night he kind of compared him to Paul Harley started out wide and has converted himself into an attacking Midfield player and he looks very comfortable in there he certainly was in the dark blue L dande as moslin picks up for Rangers on the right and rolls it back to Tavern who goes back to Sut just over three of the 90 still to play Celtic three Rangers now remember those Internationals to come on Sports out over the course of the next week Scotland Poland in the Nations League a Portugal Scotland on the Sunday Thursday for the Poland game and then as I said Rangers go to tanise in their next match Celtic I've got Hearts here in their next League match here is maowen getting it from Taylor challenged by balagan no M cin has it sweeps it in field to Rasin he goes long with the left foot looking to try and get y Mani involved but oh head on Away by Carter Vickers who has gone down but he's got back to his feet pack he was concerned momentarily there in the background I'm always concerned when Carter fers goes down because he's I think he's he's just fixing his boot I think he was stood on and they received the pass one ball for Johnston Su should be able to get on to and he heads it back to his goalkeeper who holds on inside his box three nothing to Celtic and Brendon Rogers continuing to have his thumb on Rangers he's but the best record of anyone in this fixure when it comes to the management of either Celtic or Rangers nobody's got a better record on him this is his 19th he's going to win 15 today as he's 15 three draws just that one defeat when Ryan Jack scored the only goal in that game at I BRS during his first spell in charge it's a phenomenal record that he has and it's think the 80% winning rate and you know he's he's in plenty of these fixers as well which of underlines how well he's done in it and Rangers just don't have an answer doesn't matter what Celtic team he puts out there just one Victory against Brendan Rogers over his two spells Rangers pick up a free kick on this near side there's a gap isn't it and as evident here today there a big big gap the even ability on the ball I think um just kick Taver to take just beyond the Midway point of the Celtic H right footed into the area it's headed Away by ankles the Greer's going to be able to boot it clear with the left Peg it's his fabulous goal that has Celtic cruising through these final few minutes even if they were to conceed now it's game over MAA a foul on Tavern here be having guys in maida dreams again tonight James Taver has his pass from the three kick is straight behind for the go kick and that kind of sums up his and Rangers afternoon here in the East End of Glasgow but in the 90th minute Celtic 3 Rangers nil yeah he's one of his worst days Tav here there's no doubt and you can see mentally it gets to him just his team being defeated but also individually how he's handled Mya and since a goal you can see he's got that head loss um he's been spun so many times he doesn't know when to deepen he's rushing his passes now and you can see he's a beaten man it's going to be a free kick to Celtic then over on the far side Johnston has it gets it back four minutes added Celtic have given it away cheap blades ders looking they keep a clean sheet again be four out of four at the start of the Season his deser on it left hand side of the Box cross cut out by McGregor it's a second chance with the head into the area and then headed Away by maau and and out for a Rangers throwing over on the far side so we're into the first of four minutes that have been added on at the end K McGregor has been named the home team's man of the match not for the first time in this fixture Baron's cross is headed away and then Angels picks up the loose ball it's balagan who finds Taver down the line for mland spins Moves In Field right Central Area maida comes to meet him then back by rasing into the center circle for Baron and then switches it out to Jeffy on that left hand side no ball in field to Lawrence Lawrence then thinks it into the area but he can't find G man or Jey and it was behind for the goal kick Rangers have seen lots of the ball in the Celtic half but it's long after the horse has bolted here the Celtic leaded by three to0 into the set of the four at the at the end of the match yeah listen you know the the result was never in doubt I think one celic went into a lead and they got that second goal obviously could celic build on it uh Rangers had a little bit more of the game probably a little bit more the game in the second half but the gulf is is is is I think it's pretty dramatic now uh to to to say the least and I know SEL are at home but the way that they go about their game is sel our Rangers couldn't count do with the players that they have that's that's the difference and you can you can see when they see the the signing Celtic made right at the end of the deadline you can you can see why Brendan Rogers was so calm about the additions he said they were coming reinforcements were coming I think it was just the mat O'Reilly departure that unlocked all of that but Billy I just wonder how much pressure and he'll be discussing this I'm sure afterwards about how much pressure Philip Clon will be feeling himself but also what he's going to be feeling from the Rangers supporters there's none of them in here today but I just wonder if uh the nature of this defeat is going to have repercussions for him look since Comm the job he's done well but if you don't win old FM games the question comes upon you cross comes in from the right for Des it's blocked M bre to moslin saved brilliantly by schmeichel mccoslin must have thought he was scoring schmeichel desperate to keep his clean sheet here's Lawrence at the edge of the box and maowen digs it out long ball clear stay selding three Rangers now with just under a minute and a half left yeah and that's the big save there are the big saves that that I've been talking about for smel and come up with him and he has Billy yeah he's not had much to do early in his Celtic career there will be busier days ahead I'm sure he saves from mland Rangers had a few goes at it there Gman and Jeffy Rangers come down the right hand side Taylor's gone down it's Lawrence into the penalty area pulls it across straight Michael taverners waiting right to the Penalty spot for the grb who's asking when the pass never came it's St Celtic three rangers n yeah and even when Rangers get into positions really positions you're never comfortable they're going to finish you know no quality no quality is not there one ball from scho the final 30 odd seconds being played out here we'll get the reaction from this one and then then heart stun the United Kamar Bernie and takes Center Stage 3:00 kickoffs for both of those it is Greg Taylor for Celtic pushing it in field to Carter Vickers and now with McGregor to scales scales ball forward to Macau he's had a good day today Liam scale said it a few times this afternoon this the final whistle goes and Celtic win the first derby of the season and assuming and these two will expect it to be these two fighting for the title come the end of the campaign it looks like celer streets ahead as they join Aberdine on 12 points the top of the Premiership those two with 100% records Ranger started the first half well but missed a glorious opportunity through Robbie matondo and they were made to pay a really heavy price kyogo had the ball in the net it was r out for offside after a far check where they weren't to be denied for long D in M done 17 minutes kyogo from outside the box on 40 they were 2N up at the break and already cruising at that point they added just one more in the second a spectacular shot from over 20 yards from Kum McGregor it came with a quarter of an hour of the match still to play as he smashed at home as he did at Easter Road a few weeks ago as he did at superin last week and Callum McGregor capping a man of the match performance with the pick of the goals this afternoon Rangers look desolate down there DES in particular he had a chance as well he had a couple of opportunities but a real ominous statement of intent has just been made by Brendan Rogers whose record in this fixture is better than anyone's and he and his players will do their traditional lap of Honor here because they've made the first statement in the Old Farm Story of this season 2425 it finishes at Celtic Park and