The first Old Firm derby of the Scottish Premiership season comes from Celtic Park, as Brendan Rodgers' champions entertain Glasgow city rivals, Philippe Clement's Rangers.
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00:00team chris sutton neil mccann and ian cromer thank you haley and let's have a look at the
00:0422 players carrying the hopes of so many on derby day in glasgow
00:13brendan rogers has only lost one of 18 old firm games at the age of 37 this is something new for
00:20casper smichael it's as you were at the back greg taylor was in rangers academy
00:26carlo bernardo scored a stunner in the new year derby here
00:30kiyoko has seven goals in his last nine starts against rangers new arrivals aren't trusty alex
00:36byer luke mccowan and other angles are on the bench from where james forrest could make his
00:42500th appearance for celtic it's philip clement's fifth attempt to win this derby
00:50jack butler is pretty used to this fixture now but there are old firm initiations for robin proper
00:56and jetty and for connor baron and it might be his kind of game it's a new experience too
01:03for vaslav cherny who once scored a winner here for ajax serial deathers has five goals
01:10in six games this season new arrivals naraisho casanvero and hamza igamane are on the bench
01:18but neddy by rami can't be involved today
01:25100 days since they met in the scottish cup final celtic and rangers are reunited
01:30and a relentless rivalry is reignited a fixture that takes passion and obsession to a different
01:37level it is the ultimate derby it is the glasgow derby it is the ultra
01:47so
02:18so the first derby of the season won't decide anything but it's
02:23still handy to lay down a marker to make a statement of intent that and all the rest
02:36rangers have mostly been second best on derby day lately if there's ever a time to stand in the
02:42face of adversity that time is now for philip clemont's time team
02:50but this man has an outstanding record in these derbies just the one defeat
02:57in 18 old firm clashes here we go with a familiar tune
03:13me
03:29there's a
03:43so
03:59oh
04:12in a city full of fanatical followers of football this is the one this is the game this is the derby
04:31rangers are ready and willing but are they able or will it be more of the same from celtic chris
04:40well an opportunity for the rangers
04:47will it be more of the same from celtic celtic will want to control the game notorious this
04:52season for their fast starts but rangers have an opportunity and they may see set pieces nailed
04:58as a way of hurting celtic yeah particularly early in the game chris but initially just
05:04looking at the start and how they would deal with carl mcgregor a lot of talk before the game
05:08usually certainly looked like you're going to try and do a number today but it's a good
05:11opportunity early in the game for them a big chance in the very first minute of the derby
05:17vaslav cherny sending it in um proper around the back i'm able to keep it alive
05:25as you were just saying it's a good opportunity this is a really good ball you know proper
05:28around the back he's free he just needs to get the trajectory right and just pull it
05:32back of course defeated the goal we had numbers but an early opening
05:50it's fairly frantic already as expected
05:54foreign
06:01celtic have opened the scoring in nine of the last 11 derbies and he knows that needs to change
06:12rangers rarely set the tone they would certainly love to hear
06:17it
06:21what's happening here
06:24journey
06:29yeah you've got to be watchful of journey there's a wand of the left foot but not on that occasion
06:40what's clear here chris is that how aggressive rangers have been
06:43in the early part they're very very high i think they're
06:46they're almost asking celtic go long we can maybe deal with that aerial one but we're not going to
06:50let you play through us but we've seen so many times they'll take a patient they're good in the
06:54ball but that's exactly that pass from carter because that ranges are trying to do they're
06:59trying to get them to rush things apply the pressure getting a good territory
07:03we just encouraged by their start but it's very very early
07:14it's vaslav journey who uh settled in quickly overall style winner
07:21and the first challenge of the game getting involved straight away well i think he's
07:31very fortunate not to see yellow you go to ground like that you normally see a card but
07:38one beaten letting him off for that one well you said he and it might be his type of game i think
07:43he's been really good for rangers but you can't get through the back of people it does get the ball
07:46but the queens could go out
07:52thanks for a great surprise that he came up with the first proper derby day tackle
07:59calum mcgregor
08:08now celtic are on the front foot early goals have been quite a thing in these derbies
08:14in recent times but hatate has cracked that life
08:19never really set will be good little pass as you play for brendan rogers team
08:23off balance at heart eight and a long way out that was a bit optimistic
08:34two teams with their own dreams but dreams can quickly turn to
08:38nightmares in a game like this on a day like this
08:44celtic won four of the five meetings last season and it could easily have been a
08:49green and white wash based on their first half performance in that 3-3 draw and ibrox
09:01butland sends it away to tavernier
09:05dujean sterling who started every old firm last season and is in again from the off in a midfield
09:11roll
09:14handed by mcgregor taylor gets involved well it's probably not the position you're wanting
09:19sterling to be in you'd rather it was cherny but really patient from rangers at the back
09:25you know that celtic are going to press but they're patient they're brave they're trying
09:28to get a trigger for made it a jump and then that gets the overlap and the outsides with
09:32is exactly what happened interesting start to the match here
09:40this has had a good start to the season
09:45from diamante
09:54who is carter vicars
09:55yes
09:58diamante moving in on smichael slip from bernardo with conor baron now for matondo
10:07and sparkled against ross county last week tavernier for desus what a chance and what a
10:13really oh the flag is not anyway but it was a tame shot yeah but he didn't know that it's a
10:18brilliant pass from james tavernier as well it's a slip from bernardo rangers applying that press
10:23again nice little pass inside when it comes to matondo when he gets it to town you just
10:30watch this is here at the top of the picture there's not a lot in that you know i think he
10:33is offside great composure but again just looking to find a park on that and fortunately finished
10:40michael but a good good start from rangers i have to say chris i'm surprised by how aggressive
10:45they've been in the game yeah absolutely a lot of talk about the celtic star rangers who have
10:51started bribing and tavernier picking up that position central midfield cherny for tavernier
10:58baron hefty matondo who scored that screamer of an equalizer in the 3-3 game
11:08is probably defended by johnston
11:11so
11:26rangers have come to ask early questions diamante holding on to that
11:32uh
11:35blocked by mcgregor here's matondo that was awful from the tondo
11:43mcgregor
11:46if anyone can get to this yep he can dies a minor confronted by suta
11:52now it's taylor's cross and it's booted away by ejecting one hell of a ball from taylor
12:08just pulls it back along the six yard line made it wasn't far away
12:15so often so often because you you just usually see kiyoko just pulling up in that little space
12:21it was a wonderful ball there's a glimpse of how quick celtic can go from back to front my head
12:27that's i mean he's so fast he almost looked as if he he wasn't bothered about getting that ball
12:32going out to the touchline there i think he believes so much in his pace the only surprise
12:36was that he didn't take john suiter on he came back carter vicars missed today's training this
12:46week which had everyone worried for a moment kiyoko was unhappy they're spacing behind
12:54yeah he's made the run the ball clipped in from the biggest is that cross from taylor
13:02wonderful ball that made it just anticipated earlier celtic would probably be one up
13:09so i think i've made such a good start to their season they've won
13:16all three of their premiership games comfortably without conceding
13:22we'll just held by hearts edged past motherwell and then hit ross kennedy for six
13:31rangers front players are all bunched they're pretty tight together and generally you see
13:36the wide players staying wide but they're really in tight getting mixed the dancers
13:41giving that back four of celtic lots of problems which is then opening up the fullbacks for
13:47tavernier hefty
13:55here is tavernier
13:58sterling
13:59oh
14:05time to set himself oh what a chance for matondo
14:10he's got to score he doesn't believe in himself i'm just saying how narrow they are he needs to
14:14do this better he might have been offside you know his left knee but what a ball the quality
14:19from tavernier but much better from the wide players of rangers so often in these fixtures
14:25they've been bit parts they've been on the periphery of the game they need to get in and
14:29support the number nine matondo his eyes must have let up there
14:35patate releasing mcgregor mcgregor releasing coon
14:39keogh is waiting
14:59his first of the season comes against rangers of course it does well matondo
15:07this is a golden opportunity at one end and then celtic break up the other end and score
15:14it's tight
15:18on side i think he is keogh goes on side and the finish there's an inevitability about it
15:24keogh is not going to miss from there celtic in behind the high rangers back line
15:31wonderful way to pass from nicolas coon gets his head up it's measured
15:36keogh go can't miss he doesn't miss
15:40because you have to love the composure of coon as well because i felt he could have played it
15:44earlier but he waited for the perfect opportunity keogh goes just slightly behind him so he is on
15:50side and that little man i mean how many times has he been a thorn in rangers side talking about
15:56the start rangers made all the midfielders this is about the game management all the
16:01midfields of rangers are ahead of the game nobody protecting and they were opened up
16:08oh the i think the decision is going to be offside here and it might not be counting
16:14for keogh go andrew dallas is telling john beaten as much it's offside
16:27that's a tight one
16:28thanks you're offside though yeah again i'll say it look at the midfielders behind calum
16:37mcgregor absolutely gone out of the game one of those central midfielders rangers
16:42needs to give a bit of extra security to stop that penetrating pass but rangers are out of
16:50it was a classic celtic counter-attack too but no goal it stays at nil mil
17:08no nobody allowed a little bit of an easy ride into this game it's been blood and thunder from
17:15the first whistle the the noise the atmosphere the tempo of this match has been ferocious
17:30okay looking for that one too having been denied a goal he's always making those movements facing
17:39behind so clever with the timing of his run scales just overheard that one
18:04he'll be back for more of course
18:09just rather relieved to say the least after a decent start from them
18:40so
18:51it's interesting the celtics decision here just to be patient themselves and not i know
18:56hatatis up there with kyoko they're looking for a trigger clearly something they can jump on but
19:00rangers are not in any hurry they're almost trying to encourage someone to break ranks just to break
19:06position and try and pick in that space do you know it's going to come from the full back areas
19:16demand a four tavernier
19:20so
19:29suitor going direct held up by a card of vickers scales away to taylor who stumbled a little
19:39but it mattered not
19:49a bit late on and the mcgregor
19:54so
20:14how many goals have pretty much been given across
20:18recent games between these two celtic thought they have what it wasn't to be
20:22or will it to be oh it's gonna cross
20:29celtic
20:40when it comes to facing their fierce rivals
20:47joe hart reports it's a brilliant run from alistair johnson an underlap it's becoming a
20:53feature of his game that's not going to be offside and the ball pulled back tavernier switches off
21:01anticipates that run there though from johnson he keeps it in slip from proper and i wonder
21:08where the bottom feels he can get a stronger hand to that and keep it on it's a good connection from
21:15days in minor and celtic in front as usual as of late
21:25that's what i run from alistair johnson chris and i mean i spoke about my worry down this left side
21:32the fd gets dragged down into a wider position proper decides to stay inside and alistair
21:38johnson just runs up with rabbi matondo and when he gets there it's a lovely pullback
21:43but the slip for proper is absolutely crucial for that goal happening if he doesn't slip he's
21:49allowed to just his feet step onto it mop up defensively but he goes down and you said that
21:55you're absolutely right james tavernier needs to be fully switched on he needs to be aware
22:00miyada's going to come in from the wide position he's going to be around he's a big threat
22:04and he doesn't do it and rangers are punished
22:07so i think i've now opened the scoring in 10 of the last 12 harveys
22:15alistair johnston playing a big part in that goal
22:19which has rocked rangers after they began with such purpose but here is vaslav journey
22:28inside his own house sorting stuff out now he's honestly he's just unstoppable a ball of energy
22:34he must be a dream to have in your side because not only does he offer that fantastic threat with
22:40pace on the wide areas and of course when you've just seen a goal threat he's prepared to do the
22:45dirty yards and walk back this yellow card of the contest is coming out to yiftek
22:57yeah i'm not too sure there's been four fouls yeah well certainly not by him chris it's uh
23:03it's a dark challenge and he's put itself under massive pressure there nicholas coon getting his
23:09body and i've got to say i don't think that he's deserving of a yellow card for that though that's
23:15yeah he gets rolled i think he's wrong side i think he needs to find
23:18force him inside just make sure that he doesn't get turned he's just been caught up there
23:22but i agree with you it's a soft yellow and as john beaten pointing out for
23:28one two three four i don't think they certainly came from him
23:33and if your friend in rogers and celtic you're saying get the ball out right now aren't you
23:44yeah here is uh who has to trip carefully and it's not the game in which you want to have to do that
23:51uh
24:13i'm sure what happened it's just under our gantry position here could you see they're
24:17coming together alistair jones i mean there's nothing there's nothing in that other i think
24:22d amanda is actually throwing himself into alistair johnson there
24:30again i don't think that's necessary
24:34there's honestly absolutely nothing in that but a gamesmanship
24:37so
24:46three yellow guards virtually coming along at once there alistair johnston and
24:51mohamed diamande both booked
25:08i want him to lose his head
25:18up towards death as it's won by cameron carter because
25:23as it so often is up towards
25:37away for a corner he just gets there i think james tabby i think he just gets there and he's
25:43lucky because maida has gambled he's on gold side and he's a fraction away from getting there
25:51it's a really good challenge from james tavernier but again it's just the pace of
25:54the front line of surgic yet to get caught out by coon and then a little attempted slip pass
26:00today will take over that duty
26:14palo verano's corner sent away by proper
26:30so
26:38mcgregor somehow managed to sneak in there brought by baron another quarter that's absolutely
26:44ridiculous from a ranger's perspective mcgregor just running off corner baron there too easy
26:52i've got other problems
26:59tom lawrence is warming up they were aware that rabbi matondo may have had an issue
27:06he is struggling so tom lawrence might be involved earlier than expected it's interesting because you
27:13have another wide player in young mccausland there so clearly tom lawrence being the chosen
27:18one you would feel that maybe he play off the left keep cherny off the right demanded his number
27:2510 it's a real disappointment i mean last week he's finally showed up he showed everyone how
27:31dangerous it can be and it was always a question that was going to be asked i think they've changed
27:36their mind on the substitution with ross mccausland there getting ready instead yeah that would make
27:43more sense in a wide player for a wide player like for like but they're just talking about
27:47and how good he was a couple of goals assists that's exactly what you're wanting but in this
27:53fixture you can't be carrying a hamstring injury i'm sorry alistair johnson will run off him all
28:00day well he's waiting to come back on rabbi matondo his mcgregor has already scored two crackers this
28:09season mccausland is stripped but matondo wants back on for now baron saw that coming
28:21but his coon somehow came away with it floating in him but that's an easy take for butler not
28:28the time to be a show pony on the baron in the corner keeping the ball away matondo back on
28:39so
28:45we're just going to give the tondo a few minutes to see if he can continue
28:54tate
28:56Front up.
28:58Left tip.
29:07Dessas blocking that from McGregor.
29:10Cherny has a second go and finds Dessas.
29:17Milder on the scene again.
29:20He turned back there, Dessas, I feel he had a little slick pass for Cherny,
29:23who had made the run into the channel, the right channel.
29:36Left out.
29:41Tavernier.
29:43Dijon Sterling made a good run,
29:45but Brian Scales in charge there, however,
29:48the corner, four rangers.
29:51A really good run from Dijon Sterling.
29:55Brian Scales.
29:57Uncertain, did the right thing.
30:00Cherny talked about his left foot and
30:03the rangers certainly have the height on Celtic.
30:10Rangers have their first corner.
30:14VĂĄclav Cherny is over it.
30:18Tavernier available for a short one, but
30:21it's going straight in there from Cherny.
30:24And Ian Scales, the commanding presence.
30:31Tavernier.
30:33Took what seemed like the best option there with
30:36Celtic threatening another break.
30:39Here's Maida closing in on Jeff Day.
30:42Jeff Day.
30:46No foul on Diamande.
30:48Kuhn.
30:51He's still going, but Sterling,
30:54he can't stop him either.
30:57Souter didn't see Paulo Donato coming.
31:02Atate.
31:09Taylor.
31:13Souther.
31:19They seek a second.
31:21Half a yard shot for Celtic players right now.
31:24They've had a real lift from those goals.
31:27One obviously being chopped off, but the other one from Maida.
31:30There's a much more sparky nature to their game.
31:33They're winning second balls.
31:35Rangers players now starting to get caught in possession.
31:38They need to weather the storm, rangers.
31:42It's Paulo Donato to float this corner in.
31:52Met by Souter.
32:00Rangers score when Celtic score one on Derby Day,
32:04they always look for a quick second.
32:08It often seems to happen.
32:21Kjartavekars.
32:38Kiyoko.
32:40Will be desperate to find a way to goal today,
32:43having had one disallowed.
32:46Kuhn.
32:48That's terrific centre forward play from Kiyoko.
32:51Rangers trying to nullify the Celtic midfield three,
32:54leaving that space for Kiyoko to come into.
32:57He does it well.
33:00Kjartavekars, it's suddenly opened up here.
33:03Donato fizzing that one across and Souter puts it behind.
33:07He's touched tight to Kiyoko,
33:09I'm not sure a little man would have got that on target anyway,
33:12he was maybe two yards beyond the front post,
33:14but again, so well worked from Celtic,
33:17Kjartavekars had just stepped in there,
33:19he had the invitation, it just opened up for him.
33:34Here we go.
33:36With another Celtic corner.
33:39Talo Bernardo,
33:41Maida flicked it on, it's going to be retrieved by Kiyoko.
33:47Cavalier in the way.
33:52I'll tell you what, why is nobody,
33:54no Celtic player attacking that back post?
33:56Terrific flick from Dejan Maida.
34:04Shot by Cernich on Johnston,
34:06who dashed across to cover.
34:10There you go, Maida with the flick.
34:13Three other Celtic players on the heel.
34:20Anticipate that, it's the easiest finish ever.
34:25There's a few pointing fingers as well in Rangers jerseys,
34:29they're coming right across proper,
34:31he's got to take responsibility,
34:33he can't allow a three-header to happen in a six-yard box.
34:38McGregor.
34:47Half an hour has flown by,
34:49Cavalier is under pressure from Bernardo.
34:54He's done well, just to get something from that,
34:56because he was under real pressure,
34:58Bernardo had just left the central beard,
35:00gone out to the wide area with Maida,
35:02and just hounded him, and to be honest,
35:04I'm looking at the players around about,
35:06they're not really showing,
35:08they're not going with any enthusiasm to help their captain out.
35:31John Suter.
35:35Runs away from Hatate.
35:38Dessers back to Tavernier.
35:41Can Rangers offer something?
35:44It's great play from John Suter,
35:46he breaks the lines when it goes into Dessers,
35:49he just rolled it back into a full-back position,
35:52and that chance has gone from actually capitalising
35:55and going beyond the box,
35:57and that chance has gone from actually capitalising
35:59and going beyond the Celtic midfield,
36:01he needs to just open up there,
36:03and just see what's forward.
36:05That's a strange choice.
36:09Cherny.
36:14Trying to shake off Maida, good luck.
36:17Always trying to work it onto that left foot.
36:20Indeed.
36:25Here he is again, Cherny.
36:27Rangers fans have liked what they've seen of him so far.
36:36Connor Barron.
36:51Stirling.
36:54Down the line to Cherny, but Liam Scales
36:57crossed to deal with that.
37:02When you compare the two midfield trios
37:05and Philip Clementos,
37:07that Celtic
37:09and Rangers,
37:11it's a bit of a mix.
37:13It's a bit of a mix.
37:15It's a bit of a mix.
37:17Philip Clementos, that Celtic,
37:20better technical players.
37:24Rangers were
37:26actually patient early on.
37:28On the ball, weren't as direct as normal.
37:31Eventually you need someone to put your foot on that
37:34in the middle of the park and make passes.
37:36Jesses.
37:39Rangers failing miserably to make the most of a potential opening there.
37:47I think Matondo's got to offer more for him there.
37:49Jesses is going towards him, he just stands.
37:51He doesn't make a move in behind the full-back
37:53and drag him in there and open up space for maybe Yeti.
37:56On the outside, he just stands watching him.
38:11Jesses.
38:14That's Kartavikas to contend with.
38:17Taking a smack in the face.
38:34I don't think he really believed he was going to go past
38:37Kartavikas in that instance.
38:43Bernardo.
38:52Philip Clement yet to register a win against Celtic.
38:57Fifth all-term game today.
39:00Substitution.
39:02Kurt Walter.
39:05Don't be afraid.
39:12Kartavikas.
39:19Trying to block off and doing it to a reasonable effect.
39:23Rangers in the central area.
39:25Applying to McGregor.
39:27McGregor.
39:32Barron, two disses, but he's nearly led it off for McGregor.
39:36Celtic on the move again.
39:43It's a good ball from Jefty as well.
39:45I mean, Chris, this is your domain, that, but he's got to protect it, surely.
39:49Just hold it off and allow support to get in.
39:57Barron.
40:05Tate.
40:06Ryder ahead.
40:09But not there.
40:23Palmer Barron.
40:24John Beaton was going to give Rangers a free kick there, but he's let them carry on to no effect whatsoever, though.
40:31Back come the champions, Kiyoko.
40:35Kuhn.
40:36Kiyoko's been taken out there.
40:38Johnson looking to provide another goal for Maida.
40:41Almost did.
40:42Kuhn.
40:43Hachate!
40:44What an opportunity there.
40:47Wasted.
40:48Well,
40:50you're right, Dan, what an opportunity.
40:53The whole stadium knows it.
40:54I think John Beaton will be booking
40:57Dujuan Sterling for
40:59that rash challenge.
41:00It's a brilliant spot from Nicolas Kuhn, unselfish.
41:04He just has to get that on target.
41:07Butlin's already on his way down.
41:09So clever from Nicolas Kuhn.
41:13I wonder whether, he thought it was in.
41:15I wonder whether it was a right foot onto left foot.
41:18I don't understand how he's missed that, Mattati.
41:21He's just trying to roll.
41:22He's in step around it, isn't he?
41:23He's just trying to place it into the top corner.
41:26If Maida might have done the little step over as well,
41:29he had a chance, but
41:31the awareness of Kuhn was brilliant, but
41:33you can see Sterling,
41:35he just barges into the back of him.
41:36I mean, I don't think he can move.
41:38I don't think he can get out of the way there
41:39and stop his momentum from going forward.
41:42Robbie, Robbie Matondo is being replaced now.
41:45Unable to continue.
41:47So Ross McCorvin will come on.
41:522-0.
41:552-0.
41:56Sterling was shown the
41:59fourth yellow card for players
42:02in this game.
42:04And one for Alec Ray too.
42:11How big a moment could that be though?
42:15Opportunity to go two up.
42:22I mean, dear man, he's looking for a free kick there.
42:23And there's always a little tug when he turns, Bernardo, but
42:27the tug had gone by the time he's trying to play his pass.
42:29He just needs to take care.
42:52Scales.
42:54Maida.
42:58Scales.
42:59I think he thought
43:00Atate was making the run there.
43:06Trying to cover
43:07four new arrivals on the bench.
43:09Aaron Trusty, Alex Beyer,
43:12Luke McCowan,
43:13Anna Engels,
43:15Luke McCowan and
43:16starting at Air United and
43:18impressing so much for
43:20Dundee.
43:22Kiyoko.
43:23He's taking this on.
43:27What a funny shot.
43:28Of course he is.
43:31He just
43:32came back for more.
43:34And that one
43:35was a
43:36goal.
43:37And it's a goal.
43:38And it's a goal.
43:39And it's a goal.
43:40And it's a goal.
43:41And it's a goal.
43:42And it's a goal.
43:43And it's a goal.
43:44And it's a goal.
43:45And that one
43:46is most definitely
43:48counting.
43:49Derby Day
43:50isn't Derby Day
43:52without one of those
43:54from Kiyoko.
43:55Well,
43:56it's fair to say
43:57Kiyoko loves playing against Rangers.
44:00He takes it so early.
44:02It's such a clever finish.
44:03There'll be questions over Jack Butler.
44:06Taylor aware
44:07in that early pass
44:08but he has a look up.
44:09He must be over 30 yards.
44:10Aaron passes it
44:11into the corner of the net.
44:13I don't think Butler
44:14can save quickly enough.
44:16That's my initial reaction.
44:18Leaves that side of the goal
44:19wide open
44:20but take nothing away
44:21from the finish.
44:23It's perfection
44:25from Kiyoko.
44:27Listen, Chris.
44:28I mean, that is
44:29a quite brilliant finish.
44:31His take
44:32when he rolls out there.
44:33I mean, it's a special pass
44:34from Greg Taylor.
44:36But what is Proper doing?
44:38Proper is a centre-back.
44:39Yes, Flake has dropped in
44:40and he's maybe frightened
44:41of the pace from going in behind
44:42because he's done it so many times.
44:44But the little man looks,
44:45takes a touch,
44:46good proper drop.
44:47He's trying to cover
44:48the empty I think it is
44:49with Coon's run
44:50and just offered him
44:51that two or three yards
44:52just to get his head up.
44:53You can't do it
44:54to that wee guy.
44:55He's clinical.
44:56He's proved it in this picture
44:57in the past.
44:59But honestly,
45:00that is a quite sensational finish.
45:03Stoked by a very,
45:04very good goalkeeper.
45:07And now
45:08eight goals
45:09in his last
45:10ten starts
45:12against Rangers.
45:13Phenomenal figures
45:15for the big occasion that is
45:17the Glasgow derby,
45:18the old firm.
45:20Call it what you like.
45:21It's Celtic 2,
45:22Rangers 0.
45:25The difference with
45:26Kiyobo and Ida for me
45:27is simply just the threat.
45:30The all-round threat
45:31that he gives you.
45:32He's constantly
45:33going across the front post.
45:34He'll go for pullbacks.
45:36He'll drift off a centre-back
45:38and he'll do this
45:39going in behind.
45:40He's got such
45:41an all-round dangerous game.
45:44He must be a nightmare
45:45to play against.
45:47The Rangers in danger
45:49of being blown away
45:50in this first half.
45:52They need to dig deep now.
45:55Somehow,
45:56but have they got it in them?
45:58Here's Nicholas Kuhn.
45:59Celtic fancy more.
46:03Atate was the
46:04target on the edge of the area,
46:06but Sterling cleared it.
46:10It's really good
46:11from Nicholas Kuhn,
46:12driving the outside.
46:15Setting the FD up.
46:17Obviously,
46:18what he'll want to do
46:19is come in the inside
46:20and get a shut-off
46:21with that left foot.
46:27I have to say,
46:28I thought Rangers started well.
46:29They were really surprised,
46:30but once Celtic
46:32got that goal,
46:33it obviously was disallowing.
46:35It almost just released
46:36them a little bit
46:37and energised them.
46:38From that moment on,
46:39I think they're
46:40a half a yard sharper.
46:42They're snapping into challenges.
46:43Greg Taylor,
46:44I watched him a minute ago
46:45doing a 25-yard sprint
46:47backwards
46:48just to give an option
46:50for Liam Scales.
46:53It's something that
46:54Rangers are not offering
46:55right now.
47:02Atate.
47:03Kuhn.
47:04He didn't win the favourite there,
47:06but he got there.
47:10That had to be a foul.
47:11I can't believe John Beaton
47:12hasn't rolled up there.
47:18Taylor
47:19with a switch to Kuhn.
47:20Picked him out perfectly.
47:23And Johnson,
47:24how many times has he done that?
47:26Suter cleared it.
47:28But here's Maida.
47:30Tavernier
47:31brings it away.
47:33Cerny making a run here.
47:35Suddenly Celtic
47:36have been caught short
47:37although they are regrouping.
47:39Yeah, really good.
47:40But look how fast
47:41they're getting back.
47:42Tavernier tops up again
47:43but it's just
47:44run away
47:45from the Rangers captain.
47:51It's a poor touch
47:52from Tavernier.
47:53That was
47:54off the chance.
48:00I mean,
48:01you just look at the influence
48:02that the captain has
48:03on this team.
48:04You can see there
48:05he probably didn't have
48:06the engine to get forward
48:07once it went back to him
48:08but he just tells everyone
48:09to calm down
48:10to heat out the game
48:11just to sting out
48:12the Rangers.
48:13That little counter attack
48:14they had.
48:15You're right, Chris.
48:16James Tavernier had an opportunity
48:17maybe just to play a pass
48:18to Dessers.
48:19Takes a real heavy touch.
48:20This left side
48:21for Rangers
48:22proper and yet
48:23the two guys
48:24that don't know this fixture
48:25was a real concern
48:26for me.
48:27And constantly
48:28Celtic are probed
48:29down that side.
48:30Alistair Johnson
48:31Kuhn.
48:35The Amanda looking for
48:36Dessers
48:37but that's not
48:38happening either
48:39with Scales
48:40stopping it.
48:44McCausland
48:45out of reach
48:46for Diamande.
48:47Nothing
48:48much happening
48:49for Rangers really.
48:51Everything happening
48:52for Celtic.
48:53How about that
48:54for a pass?
48:55Maida
48:56not how about that
48:57for a cross.
49:00Getting carried away
49:01Daze and Maida
49:02the right idea.
49:04But that space
49:05in behind
49:06for Celtic.
49:09Blistering pace
49:10up top
49:11Maida and
49:12Kyogo.
49:15What a stop
49:16this is from
49:17John Suter.
49:18Again
49:19classic run
49:20from Johnson
49:21isn't it?
49:22It's a brilliant ball
49:23look at Kyogo
49:24just loitering
49:25at the back there
49:26for a tap in.
49:27Really good defending.
49:30We're into
49:31three extra minutes
49:32in this first half.
49:37Since the
49:38disallowed goal
49:40Celtic have been
49:41ruthless.
49:43I said that
49:44Ian
49:45another opportunity
49:46they are absolutely
49:47destroying Rangers
49:48in behind there.
49:50Maida
49:51look at the space
49:52here
49:53Bernardo
49:55striding through
49:57and Bolland
49:58makes
49:59the save.
50:00I thought he should
50:01have got his shot off
50:02earlier.
50:04Rangers need
50:05half time
50:06they are wide
50:07open
50:08shifts on
50:09the inside
50:10and then tries to
50:11get it back on his
50:12stronger right foot
50:13and just
50:14can't generate
50:15the power.
50:16He just doesn't catch it
50:17clean does he?
50:18But again
50:19that was like a
50:20mirror image of the
50:21goal that they lost.
50:22You were talking about
50:23the stats since they
50:24lost that goal
50:25the disallowed goal.
50:26It was a mirror image.
50:27All three of
50:28midfielders of
50:29Rangers gone
50:30taken out the game
50:31and the ball over
50:32the top just stretched.
50:33Rangers
50:34they are really
50:35really struggling
50:36to cope with
50:37the power
50:38pace
50:39energy
50:40of Celtic.
50:50Sterling
50:53Diamanda
50:59Rangers can't wait
51:00to get in here.
51:01Philippe Lamont
51:02and his staff
51:03just a bit to get
51:04them in
51:05just to calm
51:06them down.
51:08Tavernier
51:15Sterling
51:16hit that
51:17straight up
51:18Petarte
51:21Tavernier
51:28It was in there
51:29Sterling
51:30as a stopper
51:31isn't he
51:32get on top of
51:33McGregor
51:34he's not that
51:35something you'd
51:36describe as a
51:37great technician
51:38or a ball player.
51:54Lost out to
51:55Diamanda there
51:57up towards
51:58Dessus
51:59Dessus trying to
52:00muscle in
52:02but Scales
52:03fended him off.
52:14That's left
52:15Cherny
52:1610 seconds left
52:17in the first half.
52:21Tavernier
52:23into Dessus
52:24not quite for
52:25Cherny
52:26well cracked
52:27wasn't it
52:28Greg Taylor
52:29he was switched on
52:32but
52:33Celtic
52:34had a goal
52:35disallowed
52:36and took it
52:37personally
52:38a brilliant assist
52:39from Alistair Jolson
52:40set up
52:41the man from
52:42Japan
52:43Dyson Mida
52:44for the opener
52:45and another man
52:46from Japan
52:47Kiyoko
52:48whose goal was
52:49ruled out
52:50got in on the
52:51act anyway
52:52as he so often
52:53does
52:54on derby day
52:55in Glasgow.
52:56Half time
52:57it's a familiar
52:58story
52:59a feeling of
53:00déjà vu
53:01it's Celtic 2
53:02Rangers 0