Celtic’s Scottish Premiership campaign has taken an unexpected turn since the 3-3 draw with Rangers at Ibrox earlier this month.
Following developments in Glasgow’s southside, the Bhoys remained a point ahead of their opponents entering matchday 33 of the league season.
Brendan Rodgers’ men easily defeated St Mirren 3-0, extending the lead to four points before Rangers messed up at Dingwall against Ross County the next day.
Furthermore, Phillipe Clement’s team struggled ahead of their trip to Dundee last weekend, culminating in a 0-0 tie that put Celtic three points ahead with a better goal differential going into the post-split fixtures.
Nonetheless, many would ascribe Rangers’ change in Scottish Premiership title momentum to that tumultuous day at Ibrox on April 6th, when they failed to capitalise on the absence of away fans and trailed twice.
In any case, Rodgers and his team understand that there is a lot of work to be done if they want to win the title, which would entitle them to automatic entry into the newly-structured Champions League as well as financial benefits at Parkhead.
Graeme Souness doubles down on Celtic’s draw at Ibrox
Graeme Souness isn’t really concerned with pleasing the general public with his beliefs, and he moved after the Glasgow Derby stalemate to say the point was better for Rangers than Celtic on home turf.
Despite their mini-collapse in their past two league games, the 70-year-old has strangely doubled back on his assertion when discussing the condition of play in the Scottish Premiership live on talkSPORT.
Initially, co-host Jim White questioned Souness on his previous verdict, saying: “After that 3-3 in the league at Ibrox, you said it was a better point for Rangers than it was for Celtic, and then Rangers go and lose at Ross County, and then they draw with Dundee; you can’t still think that can you?
Souness replied: “On a standalone 90 minutes, certainly. I’m trying to put myself in both dressing rooms. I’m 2-0 up at half-time, it gets back to 2-2, then you go 3-2 down, and you think ‘we’ve lost’.
“Then you end up getting a point out of it, so if you’re in the Rangers dressing room, you’re elated after that game; if you’re in the Celtic one, you’re feeling you’ve dropped two points.”
The evidence is in the pudding, and Celtic are in a good position to win their third league title in a row, but we all know how quickly things can change when you take your eye off the ball.
The Hoops will be determined to avoid that scenario, beginning with a three-point win away to Dundee at Dens Park on Sunday.
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