Dedryck Boyata had a shocker for Celtic away to Ibrox side Glasgow Rangers.
Steven Thompson has told BBC Sport that Dedryck Boyata’s ‘nightmare’ performance for Celtic against Rangers today was ‘incredible to watch’ for the wrong reasons.
The Celtic centre-back didn’t cover himself in glory as Brendan Rodgers’s side struggled away to Rangers.
In fact, it might be an understatement to say that the 27-year-old didn’t cover himself in glory.
Boyata was erratic throughout a game in which Celtic were second best for the full 90 minutes, and his sloppiness in and out of possession led to the Hoops’ conceding chances.
One moment on 69 minutes epitomised Boyata’s afternoon, when he was robbed of possession by Alfredo Morelos who set up an opportunity for Scott Arfield.
And former Rangers hitman Thompson reckons he’s never seen as poor a performance from any player.
“Once again it’s Boyata – it’s the stuff of nightmares from him,” he told BBC Sport. “I’m not sure I’ve seen an afternoon like this from a professional footballer. It’s incredible to watch.”
Ryan Jack’s goal on 31 minutes ended up separating both sides at full time, but it didn’t tell the full story. In truth, Rangers were dominant from the first minute until the last and it probably could – and should – have been a much more comfortable win than it was.
But Steven Gerrard won’t care all that much. The result was always much more important than the performance, and the Gers picked up three points which takes them level with Celtic at the Premiership summit.
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