Glasgow Rangers suffered a 5-1 defeat to Old Firm rivals Celtic at Celtic Park in the Scottish Premiership on Saturday.
Rangers’ Joey Barton looks dejected as Celtic’s Scott Brown applauds fans as he is substitued
Pat Bonner has told BBC Scotland (14:08) that Rangers midfielder Joey Barton does not have the legs anymore.
The former Celtic goalkeeper made the comments about the Rangers summer signing following the Old Firm derby on Saturday afternoon.
Celtic won the Scottish Premiership game 5-1 against Rangers at Celtic Park to enhance their chances of winning the league title this season.
Former Newcastle United midfielder Barton, who joined the Gers in the summer transfer window, started the match and played for the entire 90 minutes.
Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers with Rangers manager Mark Warburton before the game
Former Celtic goalkeeper Bonner was following the game, and he was not impressed with the performance of the English midfielder.
“Rangers did well for the first half-hour but their legs got tired quickly,” Bonner told BBC Scotland (14:08). “You have to question putting up a midfield like that against Celtic.
“Joey Barton doesn’t have the legs anymore and he is not at the level of Rangers players of the past.
“Niko Krankcar just can’t run, and Josh Windass was the best of the three, but that was the area where the game was won.”
Rangers’ Joey Barton before the match
Over the course of the 90 minutes at Celtic Park, hosts Celtic had 57% of the possession, took 20 shots of which nine were on target, and earned three corners, according to BBC Sport.
Visitors Rangers had 43% of the possession, took six shots of which two were on target, and earned one corner, according to BBC Sport.
Moussa Dembele was the star of the show for Celtic, as he scored a hat-trick in the 5-1 win.
Rangers’ Joey Barton
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