Celtic goalkeeper Joe Hart has given his six-word verdict on Old Firm rivals Rangers after the Hoops secured the first Scottish trophy of the season with a dominant 2-1 win in the League Cup final at Hampden Park on Sunday afternoon.
While the scoreline suggests the game was close, Celtic dominated the game for large parts of the match. Kyogo had put Celtic 2-0 up – and while Alfredo Morelos did get one back for the Gers, they never looked like troubling Celtic.
The win for Celtic sees the Hoops go eight games unbeaten against their local rivals. Rangers last beat Celtic back in August 2021. So, Ange Postecoglou’s side reiterated their dominance at the top of the Scottish footballing pyramid.
Hart, who turns 36 in April, joining Celtic in 2021, clocked up his 90th game for Celtic on Sunday. In that time, he has kept 41 clean sheets, conceding 82 goals. He praised Rangers with a five-word verdict: “Very hard team to put away.”
“Kept our cool in some tough moments. They pushed hard, but we had enough in the end. We played a very hard team to put away today. You can only do that if you are all pushing in the same direction and we are that,” Hart said.
Celtic goalkeeper Hart gives six-word verdict on Rangers after Cup final
There is no doubt that under Michael Beale, Rangers are improving. For Beale, he has taken over in the middle of the season and had numerous injury issues to begin with. He needs to keep winning games and get to this summer.
The chance to do an entire pre-season with Rangers and bring in a number of new signings. It will push Rangers closer to Celtic, who continue to steam roll anyone in their path. It could be a repeat fixture in the Scottish Cup final in May.
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