Belfast Telegraph

Five things we learned

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The otherwise prolific striker’s failure to score against Celtic stretched to 11 games after he squandered a series of chances to put Rangers in the driving seat at Hampden.

The Colombian was denied five times by Fraser Forster before the goalkeeper saved his penalty. Morelos — who has scored 25 times already this season — shot wide of the target from another good position in stoppage time.

Poor Bhoys prove they can also win ugly

The Bhoys have enjoyed dominant and clinical performanc­es in finals as well as grinding opponents down during their treble-treble years. But they had to show another side as they sealed a 10th consecutiv­e domestic trophy after a poor display. Christophe­r Jullien netted from an offside position and they battled on with 10 men after Jeremie Frimpong was sent off three minutes later.

The wait goes on for Rangers into new decade

Rangers fans have waited since 2011 for their team to bring a major trophy back to Ibrox and they will be left wondering how that drought will extend into a new decade after their side dominated against Celtic. With trips to face Motherwell and Hibernian in the coming weeks, Rangers and Steven Gerrard have to bounce back quickly to make sure they remain competitiv­e in the title race ahead of the next derby at Celtic Park on December 29.

Hamilton now look as if they are in freefall

It was another fruitless afternoon for Hamilton as Cameron MacPherson’s first goal of the season gave St Mirren a narrow win.

Alex Gogic was sent off for the home side in the latter stages of Saints’ first victory in four games and their first away win of the season. Brian Rice’s men, however, have gone 10 matches without a victory.

Aberdeen’s unbeaten run comes to an end

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