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shot high into the net from a difficult angle. Celtic were rampant and the only criticism which could be levelled at them was the standard of their finishing at times. Sinclair missed two good chances and the 2-0 advantage barely reflected their control of proceedings at half-time.
Caixinha replaced Joe Dodoo withandyhallidayatthebreak in a bid to shore up his toiling side but Rangers remained firmly on the back foot. Callum Mcgregor and Griffiths both passed up decent opportunities before Mcgregor did make it 3-0 in the 52nd minute with a cool finish after a onetwo with Roberts.
It took Rangers an hour to register their first attempt on target, a Miller shot comfortably held by Craig Gordon, before Celtic got their fourth in the 66th minute. Dedryck Boyata took advantage of confused defending by Rangers to head home a Griffiths freekick from close range.
Miller provided a crumb of consolation for those Rangers fans still in the ground when he scored with nine minutes remaining, a smart finish after an exchange of passes with Joe Garner, but Celtic almost inevitably had the final word.
Lustig seized on a loose ball, which summed up Rangers’ incoherent performance, and waltzed through to guide a precise shot beyond Foderingham. The mismatch was complete. Kenny Miller has claimed Celtic defender Jozo Simunovic should have been sent off for a challenge which left the Rangers striker sprawled on the turf at Ibrox on Saturday.
Referee John Beaton allowed play to continue after Simunovic won the ball but Miller insists he could have suffered a serious injury as a result of what he described as “excessive force” from the Croatian.
Celtic were already 2-0 up when the incident occurred