Celtic drew 3-3 with Rangers in a chaotic match at Ibrox that produced its percentage of controversy and drama.
The Bhoys took a two-goal lead thanks to Daizen Maeda and a penalty from Matt O’Riley before James Tavernier scored his own controversially conceded penalty, followed by a deflected shot from Abdallah Sima to equalise.
Incredibly, Adam Idah went straight to the end of the pitch to push Celtic forward again, showing wonderful composure to get past Jack Butland.
Rabbi Matondo denied Brendan Rodgers’ men all three points in stoppage time, setting up a day of combined sentiment for the Irishman and wider support.
Considering all this, the record-breaking draw in south Glasgow kept Celtic in a dominant position in the race for the name; However, given the way events unfolded, it’s natural to feel frustrated.
Then St Mirren to Parkhead next Saturday in our last game before the split fixtures are announced.
Like most fans, Chris Sutton is probably still looking to catch his breath after a weekend affair that left nowhere worse off than at the start of the day.
On social media platform X, the former England foreigner was quick to react to the chances at Ibrox, noting his confidence that Celtic deserved to have been “out of sight” and expressing his displeasure at John Beaton’s decision to award a penalty after a booking. Fabio. Silva for a dive.
Amazing gameplay. ??Celtic controlled the first half and went off the field. Rangers’ penalty rewarding Silva for his dive was embarrassing and replaced the dynamic. Idah’s goal was sensational, as was Matondo’s leveler. . .
Sutton also described Idah’s purpose as “sensational” and praised the lender as he continues to identify himself as a man for the big occasion.
On a day of combined emotions, Celtic have lost ground in the title race and will be keen to try their luck at Parkhead against a Rangers side who are yet to beat them in three attempts this season.
Either way, the autopsy of how Rodgers’ men lost momentum in the second half will also receive attention over the next few days before we turn our attention to St Mirren at home.