Celtic once again underlined their Old Firm superiority as they secured a 2-0 Scottish Premiership win over Rangers at Ibrox. The hosts were under orders to get in the faces of their bitter rivals and for 45 minutes they made the opening derby game of the season a compelling watch. But goals from Tom Rogic and Leigh Griffiths after the break swung the game decisively in the visitors favour as they opened up an eight-point lead over Pedro Caixinha's team. The Rangers faithful's big pre-game fears proved well-founded as centre-back Bruno Alves and left-back Declan John failed to recover in time from the knocks they sustained against Partick Thistle on Tuesday night. That meant - along with Lee Hodson - young Ross McCrorie was thrown in for his first start in a side already containing six other Old Firm debutants. |
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