Celtic have moved another step closer to title glory after beating Rangers 2-1 – and Chris Sutton has hailed a number of players.
The Bhoys headed to Ibrox knowing a win over Rangers would all but seal the title, though things didn’t exactly start well.
Aaron Ramsey’s early goal put Rangers in front, only for Tom Rogic to quickly fire an equaliser for Celtic.
Cameron Carter-Vickers popped up as the unlikely match winner, smashing in from close range after Rangers failed to clear their lines.
Celtic had to stand strong in the second half as Rangers pushed for a leveller, but the Bhoys secured all three points at Ibrox.
That takes Celtic six points clear at the top of the Scottish Premiership table and now inching ever close to a superb title win.
The way Ange Postecoglou has turned Celtic around has been remarkable, with many of his signings driving the Bhoys to victory against Rangers.
Attacker Daizen Maeda has earned a reputation of being absolutely tireless, perfectly suiting the pressing style of Postecoglou.
Rangers defenders certainly knew they had no time to relax with Maeda hunting them down.
Defenders Carter-Vickers and Carl Starfelt were colossal too, making so many clearances and winning so many headers in the second half.
Pundit and former Celtic striker Chris Sutton has now taken to Twitter to brand Maeda a ‘one man closing down machine’.
Sutton added that Carter-Vickers and Starfelt were ‘immense’ against Rangers, heaping praise on all three players who have made a big impact in their first seasons with Celtic.
Sutton did note that nothing is won just yet, but he will know as well as anybody that Celtic are nearly there.
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