Celtic power to seventh title in a row

Glasgow – Celtic hammered bitter Glasgow rivals Rangers 5-0 as they secured a seventh successive Scottish title with an emphatic Old Firm victory yesterday.

This win, achieved in front of their own fans at Celtic Park, gave Brendan Rodgers’ (left) side an unassailable 10-point lead at the top of the Scottish Premiership table over Aberdeen, who can only take a maximum of nine points from their three remaining league games.

Rangers are three points further back in third place.

Celtic are now just two shy of the record of nine Scottish titles in a row – a milestone they already share with Rangers.

The Hoops’ title party started early as they went 3-0 up before half-time.

Odsonne Edouard gave Celtic an early lead before Edouard and James Forrest added two more goals late in the opening period.

Two minutes after the break, Tom Rogic made it 4-0 with Callum McGregor scoring Celtic’s fifth goal in the 53rd minute.

Defeat did little for Rangers caretaker manager Graeme Murty’s hopes of holding on to his job, amid speculation the Gers are set to appoint Liverpool great Steven Gerrard as their new permanent boss.

Rodgers, who was Gerrard’s manager at Liverpool for the latter part of the celebrated midfielder’s Anfield career, is now unbeaten in 11 games against Rangers since he arrived in Glasgow in 2016 – a run made up of nine wins and two draws. –