🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Celtic thrash Rangers in first Glasgow derby of the season | OneFootball

Celtic are five points clear of rivals Rangers at the top of the Scottish Premiership after a thumping win in the first Glasgow derby of the season on Saturday.

Scorers: Abada 8′, 40′, Jota 32′, Turnbull 78′

Celtic were dealt an early blow when Kyogo Furuhashi was forced off with a shoulder injury after a collision with John Lundstram. Georgios Giakoumakis came off the bench to replace him.

But the hosts soon took the lead, when Jota’s quick throw-in was flicked on and deflected into the path of Liel Abada, whose low shot crept past Jon McLauchlin for 1-0.

Rangers went in search of an equaliser but it was the Hoops who struck again, when Matt O’Riley played Jota in behind the defence with a brilliant pass before the Portuguese delightfully dinked the ball over McLaughlin for 2-0.

And Celtic Park erupted again when Abada scored his second of the game to make it 3-0 five minutes before half-time with a powerful strike through McLaughlin’s legs.

An already emphatic scoreline then became a rout when John Turnbull got in on the act it make it 4-0 after McLaughlin had inexplicably passed the ball straight to him.