Celtic and Rangers player ratings as Odsonne Edouard gets 9 and Callum McGregor 8

Andy Newport 18:37 29/04/2018
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  • Celtic wrapped up a seventh consecutive Premiership title with a thumping 5-0 win over rivals Rangers.

    Here, we look at how both teams fared.

    CELTIC

    CRAIG GORDON: Did well to deny Jason Holt and Alfredo Morelos as Rangers created a couple of rare chances but otherwise a total spectator. 6/10

    MIKAEL LUSTIG: Unlucky not to score as he got across the near post during the opening skirmishes but the veteran right-back could not have hoped for a more comfortable afternoon. 6

    DEDRYCK BOYATA: Bossed Jason Cummings from start to finish, both in the air and on the deck. 7

    KRISTOFFER AJER: A steady performance from the big Norwegian as he allowed those in front of him to do the damage to the shell-shocked visitors. 6

    KIERAN TIERNEY: Left Daniel Candeias for dead as he picked out Odsonne Edouard for the opener. The Hoops faithful should enjoy having him while he is here as he is undoubtedly destined for bigger things. 8

    OLIVIER NTCHAM: Had two opportunities to get the party started early but was foiled twice by Jak Alnwick. His passing display was flawless. 8

    Callum McGregor

    Callum McGregor in action.

    SCOTT BROWN: Not at his best but yet another derby clash where the skipper was allowed to stroll through unopposed. 7

    JAMES FORREST: Turned Andy Halliday and Jamie Murphy inside out before sprinting in to smash home the third. 8

    TOM ROGIC: Tucked home his customary derby goal early in the second period as he gave Graeme Murty’s men another lesson in exploiting space. 8

    CALLUM McGREGOR: Given the nod over Scott Sinclair and justified his manager’s faith with a tireless display capped off with a fine finish for number five. 8

    ODSONNE EDOUARD: Pressure was on the Frenchman to lead the line in place of injured compatriot Moussa Dembele but did not disappoint with two clinical finishes and an assist. 9

    SUBSTITUTES:

    SCOTT SINCLAIR (for Rogic, 67): Gave Hoops fresh legs out wide. 5

    JACK HENDRY (for Lustig, 71): Still looking shaky. 4

    LEIGH GRIFFITHS (for EDOUARD, 75): Almost bagged a goal late on. 5

    Odsonne Edouard celebrates a goal.

    Odsonne Edouard celebrates a goal.

    RANGERS

    JAK ALNWICK: The Rangers understudy was not exactly to blame for any of the Celtic goals but then again he never really looked like getting close enough to stopping any of them either. Did pull off couple of important saves as the hosts ran riot late on. 4

    JAMES TAVERNIER: Man of the match on his last appearance at Celtic Park but allowed McGregor to go past him at will. 4

    ROSS McCRORIE: Struggled against Dembele last time out and was again given the run around by Edouard. Becoming clearer by the week that centre-back is not his strongest position. 4

    RUSSELL MARTIN: Showed Edouard far too much respect for the second goal as he allowed the Frenchman to dance his way through to goal. 4

    ANDY HALLIDAY: Thrown back in to the Old Firm fray just two weeks on from his Hampden humiliation and endured another nightmare afternoon. Can at least hold his head higher than some of his colleagues. 5

    JASON HOLT: Never stopped running but simple truth is he is nowhere near the standard required to compete with Celtic’s midfield. Saw first-half chance kept out by Gordon. 6

    Ross McCrorie challenges for the ball.

    Ross McCrorie challenges for the ball.

    GRAHAM DORRANS: Was signed to be a leader in midfield for Rangers but spent the game looking lost. A major disappointment for the travelling fans. 4

    DANIEL CANDEIAS: The wheels came off Rangers’ performance as soon as he allowed Tierney to waltz past him in the build up to opener. 5

    JOSH WINDASS: Hooked on the hour mark and no surprise. Failed to track back and help out as Celtic rampaged forward and offered little in final third. 4

    JAMIE MURPHY: One of the few men in blue to offer some composure on the ball but let his team down with a meek attempt at stopping Forrest for number three. 6

    JASON CUMMINGS: Given the nod over Alfredo Morelos but lacked the strength to compete with Boyata and Ajer. 4

    SUBSTITUTES:

    ALFREDO MORELOS (for Windass, 57): Missed yet another chance against the Hoops. 5

    GREG DOCHERTY (for Dorrans, 71): Thrown on to try and stem the tide. 4

    Rangers manager Graeme Murty looks on.

    Rangers manager Graeme Murty looks on.

    Provided by Press Association Sport

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