Celtic suffered defeat to Rangers in Glasgow this afternoon.
The outcome was awful, and the effort at moments was much worse, as the Hoops allowed their rivals to depart the stadium with three points despite Celtic controlling the Glasgow derby late on.
Daizen Maeda and Reo Hatate scored to bring their team back into the game after being down 2-0 in the first half. But Hamza Igamane, the Ibrox substitute, won the game for Rangers 3-2 with a late strike that was, to be honest, a stunner.
Chris Sutton was in the Sky Sports commentary box at Celtic Park this afternoon and was surprised to see his former side lose. However, he cited Celtic’s commanding Premiership lead, which stands at 13 points despite defeat at Parkhead.
Chris Sutton reminded fans of Celtic’s vast Premiership lead over Rangers
Sutton took to social media to congratulate Rangers on their win. However the big Englishman did what he does best and that was remind them of the gap at the summit.
“Superb advert for the Scottish game. Igamane took his goal superbly and deserved of winning any game,” he tweeted.
“Bottom line is the gap at the top is 13 points with 8 games left. I know who I’d rather be. Fair play to Rangers who play well when the pressure and expectation isn’t on them…”
Sutton’s statement will most likely be interpreted as an insult by Gers fans, but it is ultimately just reporting the facts.
What Sutton said about Celtic’s lack of squad depth
The Hoops are far ahead of their opponents, and a win for the Light Blues will not cover up any flaws.
Sutton did, however, point out how thin Celtic’s squad appeared when they needed to make changes to correct the situation.
Brendan Rodgers made only two changes, bringing in Yang and Adam Idah.
For Sutton, this was a bit of red flag.
He wrote; “One concern for Celtic is a couple of injuries and the bench looks pretty bare…”
