He needs back-up
2 Rangers striker Alfredo Morelos celebrates scoring his side’s second goal after Daniel Candeias, top, headed home the opener at Ibrox. Scott Arfield, right, is congratulated by Morelos after rounding off the scoring for Steven Gerrard’s men. in action after a seven-week absence, drilled home a late free-kick conceded by Martin. The striker’s return is another boost for the champions who have now kept six clean sheets in an unbeaten run of seven Premiership fixtures since losing at Kilmarnock in September.
“Leigh is all about scoring goals,” said Celtic defender Mikael Lustig. “He got one chance and he has a world-class left foot so I am happy for him. If we get a free-kick anywhere near goal, we know we have a good chance to score with him in the team.
“We have a good unit at the back now. We have a lot of clean sheets. That starts from the strikers, we are working really hard together now as a team. We know we need to do that if we want to have clean sheets.
“I don’t know what has changed, really. At the start of the season we actually defended quite well, but the opposition would have three or four chances and score two goals. It was a little bit unlucky.
“We’ve been working really hard to improve and the way we press the game now is a lot better than it was. Maybe it’s a little bit fitness-based and the confidence is getting better as well.”