Ange Postecoglou's men prolonged their lead on the top of the table to six points and a much superior aim difference with simply six games to play. Aaron Ramsey gave Rangers the perfect begin, however it was 1-1 after just seven mins when Tom Rogic swept home to equalise. Cameron Carter-Vickers then drilled home the winner simply before half-time and Celtic held out at the ruin to move to the edge of now not handiest the name however the automated qualification for next season's Champions League it's going to bring.
"Really pleased with the gamers. It's a hard region to come back to and they were given off to a fantastic start. After that you are aware of it's going to take a big attempt to show it around," stated Postecoglou.
Celtic are actually unbeaten in 32 home games after dropping three of their first six league suits as Postecoglou's huge overhaul of the squad took time to take form. "There is a real metal to this team, a real resilience," introduced Postecoglou. "We lost three inside the first six, we had been nevertheless placing a group together when the league started."
It changed into for the Champions League riches that Rangers splashed out to get Ramsey on loan from Juventus in January. The Welsh international has been blighted by means of extra harm issues in the course of his time in Glasgow, but seemed to be coming excellent at just the proper time when he opened the scoring. Ryan Kent were given in in the back of the Celtic defence and squared for the previous Arsenal midfielder to score his first intention at Ibrox.
Celtic did now not take lengthy to strike lower back as Callum McGregor weaved into the Rangers container and after Rogic and Reo Hatate noticed photographs blocked, Rogic pounced the sweep the ball high into the internet. The visitors then started out to take manage however it became a scrappy goal that claimed a large 3 points as Carter-Vickers smashed in the unfastened ball after Rangers did not clean a loose-kick into the field.
Celtic will now be confident of completing a home treble with any other Old Firm conflict inside the Scottish Cup semi-finals to are available in weeks' time. But every other frenzied Old Firm ecosystem led to a put off to the start of the second half as a broken glass bottle needed to be cleared faraway from the Celtic box.
Once the movement were given returned underway, it fizzled out for Rangers. Without pinnacle scorer Alfredo Morelos thru harm, Giovanni Van Bronckhorst's men struggled to break Celtic down and could want to cope better within the Colombian's absence when they face Braga in the Europa League zone-finals in midweek.
"When there are two teams combating for the championship and while you lose in opposition to your direct opponent for the race you make it more hard," said Van Bronckhorst on his facet's title mission. "It's not over but this result makes it extra hard for us."
Joe Hart was forced into only one critical keep when he were given down low to his left to parry Fashion Sakala's attempt. And the excellent shop of the healthy came at the other give up past due on while Allan McGregor produced a stunning prevent to prevent substitute Liel Abada making it 3-1.
